disable 2FA entirely for Admin

  • Resolved kitka

    (@kitka)


    4 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi,

    My sites seem to have enabled 2FA without me turning it on. Maybe with the latest update? I don’t want it at all, not even for admins. Can I turn it off altogether?

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  • Plugin Support wfmark

    (@wfmark)

    Hello @kitka, and thanks for reaching out to us!

    To turn off 2FA, navigate to Wordfence > Login Security > Settings and ensure it is disabled for all roles.

    Thanks!

    Thread Starter kitka

    (@kitka)

    Hey there, thanks for your reply, but in my WordFence the only options for Administrator are Optional or Required. I can’t disable it. Any idea why?

    Plugin Support wfmark

    (@wfmark)

    Hi @kitka ,

    For the administrator role, only two options are available, Optional and Required due to the sensitivity of the role. If an account with administrator level access is compromised, it could cause a lot of damage to the site.

    If you don’t want 2FA for administrators choose  Optional – This means admins can use 2FA, but is not required to enable it. So administrators can use 2FA only if they want to. 

    Thanks,

    Mark

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