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I created an account called Test2fa to illustrate how to enable Two-Factor Aythentication.  After you login with username & password, open your ''Preferences'' dialog.
I created an account called Test2fa to illustrate how to enable Two-Factor Aythentication.  After you login with username & password, open your ''Preferences'' dialog.


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[[File:A GoToUserPreferences.png|800px|thumb|left|open your ''Preferences'' dialog]]

Revision as of 19:45, 5 December 2024

How to use OATHAuth in Mediawiki

Configure OATHAuth

The version of Mediawiki I'm using has OATHAuth preinstalled. To configure your Mediawiki instance to allow users to enable two-factor authentication simply add

wfLoadExtension( 'OATHAuth' );

to the end of the LocalSettings.php file located in the root of the MediwWiki directory. Then restart your HTTP server. In my case I simply run

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Install oathtool

There are a number of OATH clients on the market, but I decided to just install the oathtool command line tool on my Fedora based laptop, by running

sudo dnf install oathtool.x86_64

Apple has the same functionality built into the Passwords app, but as I only login from my Fedora based laptop, it's easier to run a command and copy the output to my clipboard. You do you.

Enable 2FA

I created an account called Test2fa to illustrate how to enable Two-Factor Aythentication. After you login with username & password, open your Preferences dialog.

open your Preferences dialog