{"id":4819,"date":"2020-07-22T17:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T12:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:39:17","slug":"how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security","title":{"rendered":"How Two Factor Authentication in Magento Help to Boost Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security\/#Benefits_of_Using_2FA_with_Magento_Development\" title=\"Benefits of Using 2FA with Magento Development:\">Benefits of Using 2FA with Magento Development:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security\/#Reduced_Online_Fraud\" title=\"Reduced Online Fraud:\">Reduced Online Fraud:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security\/#Reduce_Customer_Service_Costs\" title=\"Reduce Customer Service Costs:\">Reduce Customer Service Costs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-two-factor-authentication-in-magento-help-to-boost-security\/#How_to_Use_Magento_TFA_with_Your_Ecommerce_Store\" title=\"How to Use Magento TFA with Your Ecommerce Store?\">How to Use Magento TFA with Your Ecommerce Store?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Creating an online presence of your business using Magento platform is rewarding, but every reward comes at its own risk and when we are all connected via the internet, we are also at a higher risk from malicious actions that attempt to gain access to sensitive business information.\u00a0 While creating a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/magento-ecommerce-development\/\">Magento ecommerce development<\/a><\/span> site, we often adopt the best practices to protect the company as well as the users from cyber-attacks, and this can be done in various means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One such method is authentication that adds an additionally layer of confirmation for the online service and peace of mind to the person logging in. Protecting the users from fraud is crucial and the two-way authentication process offers a way for technology novices and experts a better safeguard for their account information. Here in this blog we will discuss about two-way authentication and the benefits of using it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>What is Two Factor Authentication for Magento 2?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Magento 2 two-way authentication is an effective solution with the latest advancement that helps ecommerce business owners increase the system security and stay protected from unauthorized access. The 2FA needs the admin users to pass the two verification steps in order to access the stored data and the first step includes the password and the username and the second step is highly secured with a unique authentication code. If in any case one step fails to pass, then the admin user will fail to access and this protects the data safely.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Using_2FA_with_Magento_Development\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Benefits of Using 2FA with Magento Development:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reduced_Online_Fraud\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Reduced Online Fraud:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There have been many data breaches in the past and many large companies like Yahoo, Facebook and Target too have suffered from such attacks which has exposed hundreds of millions of customer\u2019s personal information. With Magento social media integration, data breaches can happen to any organizations and so many companies have decided to move to the Two Factor authentication method. This prevents sensitive information from being used by the wrong person and every company should be proactive to protect their customers from such online threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/the-growing-magento-ecommerce-market-in-india-and-the-reasons-behind-it\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Growing Magento Ecommerce Market in India and the Reasons Behind It<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reduce_Customer_Service_Costs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Reduce Customer Service Costs:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is by using the Two Factor authentication that that companies can help curb the cost of customer service issues. Research has stated that about 35 to 40% of the service calls are related to password resets and by incorporating TFA, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/dedicated-magento-developer\/\">Magento developers<\/a><\/span> can easily secure the ecommerce website for their clients. TFA helps to save money and also crucial resources by reducing the low tier issue calls and by keeping the service focused on other very important issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Magento_TFA_with_Your_Ecommerce_Store\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">How to Use Magento TFA with Your Ecommerce Store?<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can easily take an action to secure your <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/magento-development\/\">Magento website<\/a><\/span> by adding the TFA via an extension on your ecommerce store. Some extensions are popular and are used widely like the Google Authenticator, U2F Devices, Authy, Duo Security. So, if you are really concerned about your users, then be proactive and don\u2019t wait to react after a cyber-threat. Empower yourself with proper Magento extensions and secure your site by using TFA. Apart from the password, the security process also needs to know the time based security code which changes every 30 second and can only be used once before it expires.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/magento-ecommerce-integrates-product-recommendations-into-page-builder-tool\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Magento Ecommerce Integrates Product Recommendations into Page Builder tool<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating an online presence of your business using Magento platform is rewarding, but every reward comes at its own risk and when we are all connected via the internet, we are also at a higher risk from malicious actions that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[550],"tags":[265,1038,174],"class_list":["post-4819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magento","tag-magento-development","tag-magento-development-services","tag-magento-ecommerce-development"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4819"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11190,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4819\/revisions\/11190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}