# 2FA Multi-factor authentication

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/2fa-multi-factor-authentication/5539>\
**Category:** Architecture\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [August 8, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/2fa-multi-factor-authentication/5539 "2021-08-08T08:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agrendalath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Agrendalath](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Agrendalath)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/2fa-multi-factor-authentication/5539/5 "2025-10-20T12:27:54Z")

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@Zachary_Trabookis, maintaining the comprehensive auth layer is expensive, can easily lead to numerous vulnerabilities, and would not bring much value to the platform from the LMS or CMS perspective, as multiple open source solutions already handle this well. As discussed in [this thread](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/the-future-of-open-edx-authentication/10013), it would be better to consider adapting one of the existing solutions than designing a new one.

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