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authorMatthew Somerville <matthew@mysociety.org>2020-05-06 16:52:40 +0100
committerStruan Donald <struan@exo.org.uk>2020-05-12 17:11:52 +0100
commit97e52222eccc441e4fcb2a444d04eb411c3a1eee (patch)
treee31b88350f20208675e3ce91085c50de5a32862e /docs
parent8898170c9ac6127329a1f17d855dae8ea7472f86 (diff)
[Docs] Add info about two-factor auth.
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diff --git a/docs/_includes/admin-tasks-content.md b/docs/_includes/admin-tasks-content.md
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@@ -522,6 +522,17 @@ staff user only deals with reports of a specific type.
To remove an account, the Administrator-level member of staff should make contact with
mySociety.
+#### Two-factor authentication
+
+Any staff user can choose to set up two-factor authentication on their account.
+To do this, they will need an app on their phone that can generate time-based
+authentication keys, such as Google Authenticator or a password manager. Then.
+they can visit their account page on the site and select ‘Activate two-factor
+authentication’ to receive a QR code to scan with the app.
+
+If you wish your organisation to have mandated two-factor authentication,
+please get in touch.
+
</div>
<div class="admin-task" markdown="1" id="creating-editing-categories">
diff --git a/docs/pro-manual/staff-user-accounts.md b/docs/pro-manual/staff-user-accounts.md
index 37997ada2..3efa4f41f 100644
--- a/docs/pro-manual/staff-user-accounts.md
+++ b/docs/pro-manual/staff-user-accounts.md
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ Your password must contain 6 or more characters, and must not be one of the most
used combinations (such as ‘Password’ or ‘123456’). Your council may also have password policies
which you are expected to abide by.
+### Two-factor authentication
+
+Any staff user can choose to set up two-factor authentication on their account.
+To do this, they will need an app on their phone that can generate time-based
+authentication keys, such as Google Authenticator or a password manager. Then.
+they can visit their account page on the site and select ‘Activate two-factor
+authentication’ to receive a QR code to scan with the app.
+
+If you wish your organisation to have mandated two-factor authentication,
+please get in touch.
+
### How to log out
Click on ‘Your account’ in the top menu, then click ‘Sign out’.