How to use 2FA on your Servers and Desktops with BOBcloud

You have the option to enforce two-factor authentication (2FA) across all of your BOBcloud installations or to bypass it.

Why use 2FA?

Suppose an unauthorised user gains access to your system(s). In that case, they may encrypt your data, delete your backup sets, and permanently erase all stored backups.

Enabling 2FA on all your devices will require users to complete a verification challenge using the Microsoft Authenticator app before accessing the software.

Scheduled backups will continue to run as usual and are not impacted by 2FA settings. The backup daemon is a system process that cannot be impersonated.

How to enable 2FA

After successfully logging into the desktop software on your device, you will be prompted with the two-factor authentication (2FA) screen.

You can add or remove 2FA settings for other users associated with your account, giving you full control over your organisation’s security preferences.

Enable 2FA on the Reseller portal

This tech doc explains how to enable 2FA on the Reseller portal

🔗 Enabling 2FA for portal logins on https://portal.bobcloud.net/

This tech doc explains how to enable 2FA with Google Authenticator on your Reseller portal Google Authenticator works with Android and iOS and can be downloaded from the respective APP stores or this link After installing Google Authenticator on your mobile device, log in to the Reseller portal at https://portal.bobcloud.net/ Click on the home button in the top right of the screen, and then on your login name in the dropdown. Click on Security Click on configure t...