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Creating Users and Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication

Login as the admin user. 

Click on your username icon on the top right, then select Administration.

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Here, you will see a while bunch of settings that you can change for your OpenProject instance. 

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Click on Users and Permissions.

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Click on + User.

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Enter the information for the new user, and click Create. Check the box for Administrator if this new user will be an admin.

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Once created, you will see the new user in the list of users. Click on the newly created user.

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In the Password field, set a new password for the user, and save.

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Enable Multi-Factor Authentication

Click on the username icon on the top right, then select My Account.

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Choose Two-Factor Authentication option on the left side.

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Click on + 2FA Device on the top right. 

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Choose Register device.

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Give this 2FA device a name, and scan the QR Code to your authenticator app. 

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Enter the 6 digit ToTP code from your authentication app here, and click continue to confirm the 2FA device.

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Your Two-factor authentication setting is now active.

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