Security // Multifactor Authentification (MFA)

For security matters, it would be great to have the possibility to set up a Multifactor authentification

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@Petzl_Distribution great suggestion, thanks a lot for sharing!

Do you mean that you’d love to have a 2-step authentication process when logging in to your Elfsight dashboard? Like having to enter an SMS code that has to be sent to your phone?

Yes that’s it! It could be by SMS or by email.

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@Petzl_Distribution got you, thank you!

I hope the devs will decide to consider your request, I’ll keep you updated on the progress here :slight_smile:

Thanks a lot for your help, it’s much appreciated!

I’m having to move all our forms over to another platform due to the lack of 2FA. It’s such a shame, there is nothing quite as good and customisable as Elfsight forms, but if 2FA is not added within the coming days I am having to move everything over.

@AndreDM I’m really sorry that 2FA seems to be a dealbreaker for you.

It’s true that we don’t support it at the moment, but could you please explain what exactly worries you at this point? Maybe we have a solution for you already.

Thank you!

Our organisation processes a lot of sensitive data, including health data. We are therefore required by our insurance company to ensure that any platform processing and storing this data is protected by 2-factor authentication. An alternative would be if we were able to set Elfsight to not store data or delete it as soon as it’s processed (no retention period). As neither of these are available, we have to move to a more secure platform for our forms. We will still use Elfsight for other things that aren’t data processing.

@AndreDM thank you for getting back to me!

I’ve talked with the team, and I’m afraid 2-factor authentication is not something we’re going to build in the near future, I’m very sorry about it! We’ll definitely take it under consideration and will keep tabs on this request, as we do monitor the most popular suggestions and requests.

I wish I had more encouraging news to share, but this is what I have to say for the time being :frowning:

I really hope our other widgets will serve you well, but we’re always here should any help or assistance needed.

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Thanks Helga, I appreciate the responses. I know it’s not a priority right now, so I’m happy to explore other options. I love your platform and widgets otherwise, so I’ll be sticking around for non-data bits!

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Thank you so much for your understanding and your kind words, @AndreDM! I genuinely hope you won’t be disappointed :slight_smile:

Given the rise of identity cyber crimes, two-step authentication (for example by using Google authentication app) is a MUST in any applications.

As a business owner, I take cyber security seriously, and so should elfsight.

It has been 8 months since the original post, is this still on elfsight’s near future road map and when is this going to be implemented?

Thank you.

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@Loc, thank you for your comment here!

You’re absolutely right about the importance of two-step authentication. We’ve just discussed it with the devs, and what I can tell for sure is that it’s definitely on their agenda. I’m afraid we don’t have any timeline as yet, but we’ll make sure to evaluate it. We’ll post here in case of any news and updates.

Thank you for your contribution, it matters!

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Just wondering if there’s any update on some timelines for this?

We’d like to use elfsight for our institution, but can’t without MFA.

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Happy to see you on our forum @Joel_A :wave:

I am really sorry, but we haven’t heard from our devs on this matter yet.

As Helga mentioned above, currently, it’s hard to give a specific timeline for this feature. However, we’d like to assure you that we do realize the importance of the multifactor authentication and we’ll try our best to include it in one of our future updates.

Rest assured, I’ll immediately inform you here once any news come up :slightly_smiling_face:

Many thanks for pointing us in this direction, this is huge!

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This is really surprising and unfortunate that you do not support a simple two factor authentication method. If a bad actor gets into any of your customers’ accounts, there is nothing stopping them from changing what content flows into their websites via the plugin. MFA is such a basic thing these days, can you please explain why this is not a priority and if there is any plan to implement it? It’s the only thing stopping us from launching your plugin. Thank you.

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Thank you for your feedback, @user14484!

I’m sorry that MFA is currently missing from our service, especially since I can see how crucial it is for you.

I’ve brought this issue to the team’s attention again, and the good news is that they’ve agreed that it’s time to prioritize it. Right now, they are discussing the ways to implement at least a basic version of verification, which can be improved along the way. I’ll be happy to share an update here as soon as I have more info :pray:t2:

Thanks a lot for your comments, they do help us prioritize better!

I need 2FA for security, thanks

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Hi friends, I’m happy to say that we’ve started working on the 2FA option! We’re on the design stage now :star_struck:

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In this day and age, this is a very desirable security feature please.

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Hello there, @user16632 :wave:

Glad to say that this feature is already in the works! I’ve added your comment to the thread where we’ll keep you informed about any progress :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you for the feedback!