Web Authentication

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    • Your users can use hardware keys or their device's biometric readers (FIDO2) to authenticate to an instance.

    Hardware keys


    Hardware key icon

    Hardware keys are physical hardware that you can use to authenticate. Hardware keys are inserted into a port on your device to provide authentication. For details on registering hardware keys, see Register a hardware security key.

    Biometrics


    Biometrics icon

    Biometric authenticators use fingerprint or facial recognition to identify users. Your users can use these authenticators on their devices as part of the multi-factor login process. For details on registering biometric authenticators, see Register a biometric authenticator.

    Choose the second factor that you wish to authentication and authenticate to your instance.


    MFA - Biometric or Hardware

    To configure the web authentication plugin, see Activate the Web Authentication plugin.