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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Enable/Disable Multi-Factor Authentication

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Alvaro Cabello Díaz

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Issue

  • If there is any problem related with the way two-factor is working or do you simply want to deactivate it for some reason.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.4
  • 2023 Q1 - 2023 Q4
  • 2024 Q1

Resolution

  • There are two ways to enable or disable the multi-factor authentication:
    • Through the portal, in the following route: Control Panel > System Settings > Multi-Factor Authentication. There is a checkbox to do it.
    • You can put inside the folder of your project osgi > configs a document with name com.liferay.multi.factor.authentication.web.internal.system.configuration.MFASystemConfiguration.config and the following property in it:
      • disableGlobally=B"false" (to enable MFA), or
      • disableGlobally=B"true" (to disable MFA)

Additional Information

  • I add in Attachments the file.
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