How to Enable Two Factor Authentication from cPanel and WHM?

At that point, even with a strong password set on your cPanel, your accounts are hacked. This is where two-factor authentication comes in. cPanel actively supports two-factor authentication, which adds an extra layer of security to access. A user utilizing two-factor authentication, or 2FA, must give two distinct authentication factors in order to authenticate themselves.

The user’s credentials are better protected by this procedure. A password and an additional factor must be provided by the user in order for the two-factor authentication method to work. Either a QR code or a security token serves as this second factor. You can quickly configure and set up two-factor authentication in WHM.

If you want to enable two-factor authentication through cPanel and WHM then follow these simple steps:

To scan the QR code, you need to download and install Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile applications from Play Store and App Store. In this video, I have used the Google Authenticator app for the same.

Let’s start with the step by step process to enable two-factor authentication in WHM:

• Login to WHM as root.
• On the left hand in the search box search for Two-Factor Authentication or you can also use its short form “2fa” for the same.
• Enable the Two-Factor Authentication Security Policy by turning the on and off toggle button.
• Go to settings for giving a name to the issuer for two-factor authentication. It is set to your server name by default and click on Save
• Now, click on Manage My Account.
• If you have not configured the two-factor authentication then in the status field you will see “Not Configured”.
• Click on Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.
• In step one, scan the generated QR code with the help of app that you have downloaded.
• In the Security Code section of step 2 enter the six-digit security code generated in your mobile app. A new code is generated after every 30 seconds and you need to use that code to complete the process.
• After that click on Configure Two-Factor Authentication.
• Now, logout again try to login to WHM as root and you will be asked for security code. Enter the six-digit security code generated in your mobile app and click on
• After this, you will be logged in to the WHM

To enable two-factor authentication in cPanel follow these steps:

• Login to
• Navigate to the Security section and select Two-Factor Authentication.
• If two-factor authentication is not configured previously then click on Set Up Two-Factor Authentication
• In step one, scan the generated QR code with the help of app that you have downloaded.
• In the Security Code section of step 2 enter the six-digit security code generated in your app.
• After that click on Configure Two-Factor Authentication.

So in this way you can enable two-factor authentication from cPanel and WHM.