CPanel Two Factor Authentication
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Starting with cPanel 54, Acenet has enabled Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on all of our Shared Servers. This allows you to use a time-based, one time password app such as Google Authenticator to help secure your cPanel and WHM logins. 2FA login can be enabled on both cPanel and Root users on a server.
WARNING: When you enable 2FA. an application on your smartphone supplies a code that you MUST enter with your password. Without your password, you will not be able to log in.
To enable 2FA authentication, log into your cPanel account, and go to Security -> Two Factor Authentication.
Click on the icon to go to the next page.
If 2FA is not enabled, you will see this page. Click on "Set Up Two-Factor Authentication to enable 2FA.
On the configuration page, you will be prompted to scan a QR code to
