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Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

With two-factor authentication (2FA) you secure your account with an extra layer on top of your password. When you sign in, you then need a six-digit code generated by an authenticator app on your phone. Even if someone knows your password, they can't get into your account without your phone.

In short:

Slide the switch under «Mein Konto» to the right, scan the QR-Code with the Microsoft or Google Authenticator, type in the displayed code — done.

What you need

An authenticator app on your smartphone. Both common apps are free and work equally well:

Microsoft Authenticator (App Store / Google Play)

Google Authenticator (App Store / Google Play)

Install the app before you start the setup in my.rstv.app — the QR-Code is shown only once.

Step 1: Open Mein Konto

In my.rstv.app, open the Kontoeinstellungen and select the «Mein Konto» section on the left. At the very bottom of the page you'll find the «Authenticator App» section.

Kontoeinstellungen › Mein Konto with the «Authenticator App» section
Kontoeinstellungen › Mein Konto with the «Authenticator App» section

Step 2: Slide the switch to the right

By default, two-factor authentication is disabled. Slide the switch on the right in the «Authenticator App» section to the right. This starts the setup and the QR-Code appears.

The switch in the «Authenticator App» section
The switch in the «Authenticator App» section

Step 3: Scan the QR-Code with the app

The «Aktiviere die Authentifizierungs-App» window opens with a QR-Code. Now open the authenticator app on your phone and scan it.

The QR-Code in the «Aktiviere die Authentifizierungs-App» dialog
The QR-Code in the «Aktiviere die Authentifizierungs-App» dialog

In the Google Authenticator, tap the «+» at the bottom right and select «QR-Code scannen».

Google Authenticator: add a new account via the «+»
Google Authenticator: add a new account via the «+»

In the Microsoft Authenticator, tap the «+» at the top right, select «Anderes Konto» and then scan the QR-Code.

Microsoft Authenticator: add a new account via the «+»
Microsoft Authenticator: add a new account via the «+»
Note:

After scanning, revolutionSCREEN appears as a new entry in your app and shows a six-digit code that changes every 30 seconds.

Step 4: Enter and confirm the code

Type the currently displayed code from the app into the «Authenticator code» field and click «Aktiviere 2FA». If the code has expired, just wait briefly for the next one — that's not an error.

Enter the code and confirm with «Aktiviere 2FA»
Enter the code and confirm with «Aktiviere 2FA»

The switch in the «Authenticator App» section is now active — two-factor authentication is set up.

How you'll sign in from now on

When signing in, you enter your email and password as usual. Then my.rstv.app asks for the six-digit code. Open the authenticator app, read the current code for revolutionSCREEN and enter it.

Turning 2FA off again

Go back to Kontoeinstellungen › Mein Konto and slide the switch in the «Authenticator App» section to the left. After that you can delete the revolutionSCREEN entry in your authenticator app.

Overview for administrators

Under Kontoeinstellungen › Benutzer und Teams the «2FA» column shows which users have enabled two-factor authentication («Enabled») and which have not («Disabled»). Each user sets up 2FA themselves in their own account.

Benutzer & Teams: the «2FA» column shows the status per user
Benutzer & Teams: the «2FA» column shows the status per user

Lost phone or deleted app

Important:

Without the authenticator app you can no longer get into your account. In that case, contact us at support@revolutionscreen.net — we'll reset two-factor authentication for your account, after which you set it up again on the new device.

If you have a new phone and still have access to the old one: turn 2FA off on the old device and immediately turn it back on on the new one.

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