Configure your user account

This document describes how to edit the details of your user account and how to use two factor authentication in the multicloud platform

Edit your user account details

After you log in, you may need to edit your user account to update your details:

Click the User icon in the lower left-hand corner of the screen
From the menu, select Edit user
Change your Password
To receive VM passwords, login authentication codes, and email notifications, enter your E-mail address and Phone number
Go to Advanced and add your Public key for remote access to VMs

If you are using a single sign on, you may need to ask your system administrator to update your details.

Use two factor authentication

Your platform may offer or require two-factor authentication (2fa) to improve user login security with an additional authentication code.
For platform configuration instructions, see Configure two factor authentication .

Before you begin:

To use Google Authenticator to obtain the codes, install the Google Authenticator app on your cell phone.
To use email authentication to obtain the codes, check that you have a valid email address in your user account on the platform.

To enable two-factor authentication for your user account, do these steps:

Click on the user initials or user icon in the lower left corner of the screen, and from the menu, select Two-factor authentication.
Select the authentication method and click Enable
Copy the Backup codes from the configuration window to a secure place. You can use these codes to log in to the platform if the authentication cycle fails

The platform will display Backup codes ONCE only

Authenticate according to your selected method

For Google Authenticator, use the Google Authenticator app on your cell phone to scan the QR code.
Google will supply a verification code in the app. During login, the platform will request the Authentication code from the app.
For email, during login, every time you enter your user name and password to log in, a code will be sent to the E-mail address registered in your user account.
Enter the Authentication code in the Login dialog

Enabling two factor authentication

Two factor authentication with Google Authenticator with backup codes and QR code

Login with two-factor authentication