How To Enable 2FA on cPanel Webmail
Traveling or need extra security on your webmail? This can be easily activated by logging into your cPanel > Email Accounts > Manage or simply via yourdomain/webmail
If you have never logged into your webmail before you will be on the main account screen. It will look very similar to this:
If you login to webmail and you have set it to go directly to the inbox, click here to get to the screen above:
On the main screen, scroll down to Two-Factor Authentication
Click to setup 2FA on your mailbox:
2FA requires a smartphone with a supported time-based one-time password (TOTP) app. We suggest the following apps for Android™ and iOS®. Both are free in the respective app store.
Google Authenticator
Duo Mobile
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For this tutorial, we are using the Google Authenticator.
You will now see a QR code which you will need to scan into your authenticator.
Open the app and press the + at the bottom right.
Scan the unique QR code you see in webmail.
Take that number that is now displayed in your authenticator and enter it in here:
After you successfully authenticate it you will see this...
Now go test it out!
Visit: yourdomain.com/webmail
Login with your email address and password as you normally would.
After you login, you will now see a prompt for the 2FA.
Open your app and look at the generated number and punch it in. That 2FA code is automatically changed and random.
If you have never logged into your webmail before you will be on the main account screen. It will look very similar to this:
If you login to webmail and you have set it to go directly to the inbox, click here to get to the screen above:
On the main screen, scroll down to Two-Factor Authentication
Click to setup 2FA on your mailbox:
2FA requires a smartphone with a supported time-based one-time password (TOTP) app. We suggest the following apps for Android™ and iOS®. Both are free in the respective app store.
Google Authenticator
Duo Mobile
| |
For this tutorial, we are using the Google Authenticator.
You will now see a QR code which you will need to scan into your authenticator.
Open the app and press the + at the bottom right.
Scan the unique QR code you see in webmail.
Take that number that is now displayed in your authenticator and enter it in here:
After you successfully authenticate it you will see this...
Now go test it out!
Visit: yourdomain.com/webmail
Login with your email address and password as you normally would.
After you login, you will now see a prompt for the 2FA.
Open your app and look at the generated number and punch it in. That 2FA code is automatically changed and random.
Updated on: 11/10/2024
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