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Configuring Global Settings > Configuring two-factor authentication > How certificate authentication works
How certificate authentication works
Security Manager Help | Web, Data, and Email Protection Solutions | v8.5.x
When you enable certificate authentication on the page Two-Factor Auth, the logon process for an administrator accessing the Security Manager URL is as follows:
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If all configured certificate and attribute matching fails, or if the administrator does not have a client certificate, you can allow password authentication as a fallback option. If password authentication is disabled, administrators without matching certificates cannot log on.

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