Overview
To customize Authenticator, a AT&T GSMS Authenticator Admin license is required.
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Click the 'Preference' link in Authenticator tab drop-down menu (also accessible via 'Setup' menu on left-hand side).
View or edit company 'Authenticator' settings here. |
Description
Access Control
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Remote Hosts |
The 'Remote Host' IP (your Access Gateway/Authenticator Client) addresses that are allowed to generate and challenge one-time password (OTP) requests.
Format is one remote host per line.
This is to restrict 'Generate' and 'Challenge' requests to a defined list of servers.
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Enable 2FA for GSMS |
When checked, all users under Admin control, have been assigned the 2FA functionality. (Unless individually un-checked in the User Settings tab) |
Always block User |
When checked (along with "Enable 2FA for GSMS" box), this box makes sure that Users who haven't yet included a designated mobile number to their GSMS account, are blocked from accessing the portal. Once they have assigned mobile numbers against their names, 2FA comes into effect. |
OTP Settings
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OTP Length
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The desired number of characters contained in your OTP.
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OTP Type
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The type of characters that you would like your OTP to be. Possible OTP types include:
•ALPHA
•ALPHANUMERIC
•NUMERIC (Default)
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OTP Time To Live
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'OTP Time to Live' is the period (in seconds) that an OTP will remain valid for before expiring (default: '60' Seconds).
Maximum value is 99999 seconds.
e.g. '86400' = 1 day
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Challenge Attempts Allowed
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The number of challenge attempts that you would like to allow per OTP before rejecting the requests (default: 3 challenge attempts).
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OTP Message Settings
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OTP Message |
The message sent to the user containing their OTP. Default message should be:
•Your One-time Password is: $OTP' - where your OTP will replace the '$OTP' variable.
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OTP SMS Message Type
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Possible OTP SMS message types include:
•TEXT •FLASH
(default: 'TEXT')
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Delivery Receipt
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Request a delivery receipt for all OTP messages ('ALWAYS'), failed OTP messages ('ON FAILURE'), or leave as 'NONE' if no delivery receipts are required.
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Validity Period
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When ticked, OTP messages will have the same lifespan as OTP passwords, as defined in 'OTP Time To Live' field in 'OTP Settings'.
•e.g. if 'OTP Time To Live' value is '86400' (24 hours/1 day), message status will change to 'Expired' after 24 hours.
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Expire OTP on Delivery Failure
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When ticked, OTP status will automatically change to 'Expired' when an OTP message fails to be delivered.
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Consent Management
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Consent Profile |
For Customer Administrators with the Consent Management Add-on, the Consent Profile can be selected that will be associated with your OTP Messages.
Note: Setup of a profile requires Advanced Consent Management functionality.
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Store changes and exit
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Undo any changes and exit. |
User Settings
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Here the Admin has the ability to assign the 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) setting to any user under their control. Once that box is checked, that user would need to double authenticate before being able to access GSMS.
Note: The User should have 2FA enabled for them via licenses and have an appropriate mobile number assigned to them.