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How to set up the 2FA using Google Auth

Note: You can choose a different mobile app as a token generator.

  1. Sign-in to Carme.

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    Fig. 1: Log-in.

  2. Choose Token generator and Continue.

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    Fig. 2: Token-generator.

  3. Install Google Authenticator in your phone.

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    Fig. 3: Google Auth.

  4. To set your 2FA, pay attention to the QR-code, see Fig. 4.

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    Fig. 4: QR-code.

  5. Grab your phone and open the Google Authenticator app. On the main screen, click on the + symbol $\rightarrow$ scan a barcode, see Fig. 5.

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    Fig. 5: Google Authenticator.

  6. Your camera is activated. Now you can scan the QR-code given in Fig. 4. Once done, the app shows your TOTP token, see Fig. 6.

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    Fig. 6: TOTP token.

    In this example the user is ortiz and the token is 137130. This token is updated every 30 seconds.

  7. Type the token in the input field given in Fig. 4, and then click on Verify Code…. Congratulations! You have enabled the 2FA. Now you can create backup tokens by clicking on Get backup tokens, See Fig. 7.

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    Fig. 7: Get backup tokens.