vStor 4.12 Documentation
  • Welcome to vStor!
  • Introduction
  • Installation
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor on Physical Appliances
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor Virtual Appliance for VMware
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor Virtual Appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Required Ports for Catalogic vStor
    • Updating Catalogic vStor
  • Quick Start
    • Catalogic vStor for VMware
    • Catalogic vStor for Hyper-V
  • Basic Configuration
    • Initializing vStor
    • Adding Catalogic vStor Node to Catalogic DPX
      • Using vStor API Keys with Catalogic DPX
    • Configuring vStor System Settings
    • Configuring vStor Network Settings
    • Backing up Configuration Settings of Catalogic vStor
    • Restoring Configuration Settings of Catalogic vStor
  • Storage Management
    • Adding Disks
    • Managing Storage Pools
    • Managing Volumes
      • Migrating Volumes
      • Creating Volume Snapshots
      • Using vStor Autosnapshot
    • ZFS Compression and Deduplication
    • Managing Shares
    • Managing Hosts for LUN Volumes
    • Using vStor Snapshot Explorer
  • Data Protection
    • Catalogic vStor Backup and Recovery
    • vStor Partnerships
      • Creating Replication Groups
      • Establishing Cross-Version Partnerships
    • Enabling Volume Encryption
    • Immutability in vStor
    • Using GuardMode Scan
    • Using Remote Keystore
  • Advanced Configuration
    • Using Multipath Storage
    • Managing Certificates
    • Adding Encryption URLs
    • Managing MinIO Buckets
    • Assigning an E-mail to a vStor Account
    • Managing vStor User Accounts
    • Using Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
  • vStor Command Line Interface
    • Catalogic vStor Server CLI Overview
  • Best Practices
    • Hardware Configurations: Best Practices
    • Data Backup: Best Practices
    • Data Archiving: Best Practices
    • Backup Storage: Best Practices
    • Frequently Asked Questions: Best Practices
  • Technical Support
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  • Enabling MFA with an authentication app
  • Removing MFA with an authentication app
  1. Advanced Configuration

Using Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

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To enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) in vStor, click on your on the topbar and select Enroll to Multifactor Authentication from the dropdown menu.

You can use one of the two methods of MFA in your vStor instance:

  • Authentication app (like Microsoft Authenticator)

  • One-time e-mail password

Attention! E-mail password authentication cannot be recovered. We recommend you use an authentication app.

Enabling MFA with an authentication app

To connect an authentication app to vStor, scan the QR code or manually enter the code and click Verify:

Once you verify your app, you will receive a list of recovery codes, which you should store in a safe place.

You can also click Download to get a CSV file with your recovery codes.

Removing MFA with an authentication app

If you want to remove MFA from vStor, click on your on the topbar and select Remove Multifactor Authentication from the dropdown menu:

Now, provide your vStor password and the verification code generated by your authentication app. Click Remove MFA to disable multifactor authentication for your user account:

Multifactor authentication is now disabled for the user.

Note. Once MFA is enabled, username and password authentication for the REST API will no longer be available. Use generated API keys for authentication instead. For more details, see .

Using vStor API Keys with Catalogic DPX