[Koha-bugs] [Bug 28786] Two-factor authentication for staff client - TOTP

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Fri Apr 22 00:58:50 CEST 2022


https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=28786

Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers at biblibre.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Text to go in the|This enhancement adds an    |This new feature adds an
      release notes|initial optional            |initial optional
                   |implementation of           |implementation of
                   |two-factor authentication   |two-factor authentication
                   |(2FA) to improve security   |(2FA) to improve security
                   |when logging into the staff |when logging into the staff
                   |interface.
                 |interface.
                   |
                           |
                   |This                        |This
                   |implementation uses         |implementation uses
                   |time-based, one-time        |time-based, one-time
                   |passwords (TOTP) as the     |passwords (TOTP) as the
                   |second factor, letting      |second factor, letting
                   |librarians use an           |librarians use an
                   |application to handle it    |application to handle it
                   |and provide them the code   |and provide them the code
                   |they need when logging in.
 |they need when logging in.
                   |                            |
                   |It is enabled using the new |It is enabled using the new
                   |system preference           |system preference
                   |"TwoFactorAuthentication".  |"TwoFactorAuthentication".
                   |
                           |
                   |Librarians can then enable  |Librarians can then enable
                   |2FA for their account from  |2FA for their account from
                   |More > Manage Two-Factor    |More > Manage Two-Factor
                   |authentication. To setup:   |authentication. To setup:
                   |1) Scan the QR code with an |1) Scan the QR code with an
                   |authenticator app. 2) Enter |authenticator app. 2) Enter
                   |the one time code           |the one time code
                   |generated. For future       |generated. For future
                   |logins, librarians are      |logins, librarians are
                   |prompted to enter the       |prompted to enter the
                   |authenticator code after    |authenticator code after
                   |entering their normal login |entering their normal login
                   |credentials.
               |credentials.
                   |
                           |
                   |Any                         |Any
                   |authenticator app, such as  |authenticator app, such as
                   |Google Authenticator,       |Google Authenticator,
                   |andOTP, and many others can |andOTP, and many others can
                   |be used. Applications that  |be used. Applications that
                   |enable backup of their 2FA  |enable backup of their 2FA
                   |accounts (either            |accounts (either
                   |cloud-based or automatic)   |cloud-based or automatic)
                   |are recommended.            |are recommended.

--- Comment #162 from Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers at biblibre.com> ---
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #161)
> I feel like we should highlight this as a 'new feature' in release notes :)

Indeed. I changed the start of release notes.

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