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Email MFA settings

Email MFA settings

When an end-user is enabled for MFA, FIC sends a unique OTP to the end-user's email address on file. The end-user must manually copy and past the OTP to FIC to gain access to the auth client (e.g., FGT or FAC).

To configure the Email MFA settings of a realm:

  1. Click Settings>Realm.
  2. Select the realm.
  3. Click Email MFA.
  4. Set or update the parameters as described in the following table.
  5. Click Apply Changes.
Parameter Description
Settings
OTP Expiration Time

Click the down arrow to select an OTP expiration time.

Note: An OTP is valid only within the specified OTP expiration time, and expires beyond that. The default is 5 minutes.

OTP Display Length Click the down arrow to select an OTP display length, which is the number of digits displayed. The default is 6.
Templates
OTP Template

Click the down arrow to select an OTP email template.

Note: You can view the content of the selected template by clicking the view button on the right.

Email MFA settings

Email MFA settings

When an end-user is enabled for MFA, FIC sends a unique OTP to the end-user's email address on file. The end-user must manually copy and past the OTP to FIC to gain access to the auth client (e.g., FGT or FAC).

To configure the Email MFA settings of a realm:

  1. Click Settings>Realm.
  2. Select the realm.
  3. Click Email MFA.
  4. Set or update the parameters as described in the following table.
  5. Click Apply Changes.
Parameter Description
Settings
OTP Expiration Time

Click the down arrow to select an OTP expiration time.

Note: An OTP is valid only within the specified OTP expiration time, and expires beyond that. The default is 5 minutes.

OTP Display Length Click the down arrow to select an OTP display length, which is the number of digits displayed. The default is 6.
Templates
OTP Template

Click the down arrow to select an OTP email template.

Note: You can view the content of the selected template by clicking the view button on the right.