Accounting & Billing

Billing Account 2FA

What is 2FA and how do you enable it for your HostVenom Billing account?

  1. Log into the Billing Area
  2. Select “Profile” from the “Account & Panels” dropdown

    This is located on the upper right of the page next to the navbar, after logging into the Billing Area.

    The Profile button under the "Accounts & Panels" button

  3. Open the “Security Settings”.

    This is located on the left side of the “Your Profile” page.

  4. Click the green “Click here to Enable” button.
  5. Select “Time Based Tokens” and click “Get Started”.

    You’ll be presented with two options, “Time Based Tokens”, which is what we’ve covered so far, and “Yubikey, which is an entirely different kind of 2FA that requires a specialized device.

    The Two-Factor Authentication modal with 2 options, "Time Based Tokens" and "Yubico".

  6. Scan the QR code with your authenticator app or enter the code directly.

    You can scan the QR code using an app like Google Authenticator or Authy or you can enter the code manually into either of the two apps.

    A modal titled "Connect your app" with a 2D QR code in the center and the alphanumeric code located above it, to the left, and in bold. Below that is a text box titled "Enter authentication code" with a button labeled "Submit" on the right.

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