User accounts. Without them, the back-end of your WordPress or Joomla site would be a barren wasteland. And, well, there would be no point in having a back-end.
However, with user accounts comes great responsibility not to get them hacked, as anyone with enough credentials can turn your website in a pile of spam for enhancement pills, Eastern offers and other unpleasantries.
Two-factor authentication is all the rage right now. I wouldn’t say it’s mainstream, per sé as many users still think that their “kittykat01” password will protect them from evil. But it’s now available on pretty much every big site. It comes in a lot of forms and shapes. Mostly in the form of OTP (and Android Authenticator.)
U2F is one of those “universal” two-factor solutions. It’s backed (and implemented) by Google, Github and quite a few others. It’s also pretty easy to use. And, as of now, you can setup U2F in both Joomla and WordPress.
Now, I know we usually spell things out for you. However, we decided to switch things up a bit. We made two videos in cooperation with Ciptor Benelux, a small but fierce startup with a focus on authentication that’s hoping to take the Benelux (and then the world?!) by storm.
The videos should give you a good idea on how to setup U2F. The WordPress video is about five minutes long. The Joomla video is a bit longer, because we dove into Akeeba LoginGuard as well. It’s part “How to”, part “This component is pretty cool.
How to setup U2F in WordPress
How to setup U2F in Joomla (Using Akeeba LoginGuard)