Webflow two-factor authentication

There are more and more systems to defeat passwords on the internet. To limit hacker attacks and to protect your website data, we recommend you to add a two-factor authentication system.

Key points to remember

For more security for your Webflow site, it is possible to use a two-factor authentication system. This is currently the most advanced authentication method on the internet. It consists in checking each new connection on two different devices. So, if a new user tries to connect to your Webflow account, in addition to having to authenticate via a first password, you will receive an authorization request on another device such as your smartphone for example.

Authentication 1: Enter your account password
Authentication 2: Enter the temporary and unique password received on the second device

In this article we explain how to use two-factor authentication for your website and Webflow projects.

1 - Add Webflow two-factor authentication

To enable Webflow two-factor authentication security, go to the security settings of your project.

1.1 - Go to your Webflow settings

To add a first time two-factor authentication, login to your Webflow account and access your account settings by clicking on your profile at the top right of the screen and then on"Account Settings".

Webflow account interface — General Webflow Settings

1.2 - Go to the security settings

Once in the general settings of your Webflow account, you will need to go to the account security settings. To do this, click on"Security".

interface of the parameters of a Webflow account — Webflow security settings

1.3 - Add two-factor authentication

Once in the Webflow security settings, simply click on"Enable Tow-Factor Authentication" to enable Webflow two-factor authentication and start the setup.

Adding a new two-factor authentication from the Webflow security settings — New Webflow two-factor authentication added

1.4 - Follow the Webflow setup steps

STEP 1 - Install a two-factor authentication application on your phone. Webflow recommends Google Authenticator available on Google Play or theApp Store.
STEP 2 - Scan the automatically generated QR code in your Webflow security settings. If the QR code doesn't work, Webflow gives you a code to enter by hand. Good luck, it's worse than the password of your internet box, but we can't say that it's not secure!
STEP 3 - If you forget your authentication code Webflow provides you with 8 "backup codes". Now you have to save them somewhere. Be careful, each code is only valid once. If you run out of backup codes, you will have to reprogram your two-factor authentication to generate new ones.
STEP 4 - Enter your authentication code.

2 - First login with two-factor authentication

The next time you log on to Webflow, you will be asked to enter your two-factor authentication code for the first time.

Field for entering a Webflow first two-factor authentication code — First login with two-factor authentication

3 - Disable Webflow two-factor authentication

If you wish to disable Webflow two-factor authentication, you will need to return to your Webflow security settings (see step 1) and then click on "Want to disable it?". You will then be asked for your authentication code to confirm the deactivation.