The configuration panel lets you manage the extension behaviour for the Frontend and Backend login process.

1. Log into the Typo3 backend and click on “Admin Tools > Extension Manager” in the main menu
2. Search for the SecSign ID Extension and click on the “Configure” icon in the “Actions” column
3. Under the front- and backend tab you are going to find the following options

In order to use the SecSign ID frontend login, you need to assign it to a page.

1. Log into the Typo3 backend and click on a page in the page view
2. Create a new content element by clicking on a “Add a new record” icon and choose “Plugins > General Plugin” in the opening form
3. Click on the plugin tab, choose “secsignFE” and save your changes

To use the SecSign ID Typo3 two factor authentication on your website, you need to assign a SecSign ID to a frontend user profile.

1. Go to your Typo3 backend and open a website user profile
2. Assign a SecSign ID to the profile to allow SecSign ID Typo3 two factor authentication

To use the SecSign ID Typo3 two factor authentication on your backend login, you need to assign a SecSign ID to a backend user profile.

1. Go to your Typo3 backend and click on “System > Backend Users” at the main menu
2. Assign a SecSign ID to the user profile to allow SecSign ID Typo3 two factor authentication

If you enabled the SecSign ID backend login and locked yourself out, do the following steps in order to disable the SecSign ID backend login

1. Go to “typo3conf/localConfiguration.php” via ftp and search for “secsignEnableBE”
2. Change s:15:”secsignEnableBE”;s:1:”1“; to s:15:”secsignEnableBE”;s:1:”0“;
3. Save the changes and reload the backend login page

If you log into the typo3 backend with your SecSign ID and you always get back to the login screen, do the following:

1. Make sure you assigned a SecSign ID to your Typo3 user (see 4).
2. Make sure you enable the system_log in the SecSign configuration (see 2).
3. Try to login again and then check “System > Log” for SecSign errors. If you can’t login use the method above or checkout the sys_log SQL table.

We provide an ever growing list of APIs and plugins to easily integrate the SecSign ID Two-Factor Authentication in any project. An overview is available at Plugin and APIs.
We do not only offer APIs in different programming languages but also plugins for CMS, Server and VPN environments, oAuth2 and many more. These plugins use our APIs and offer additional functionalities, for example user management, easy and native installation, logging or integration in firewalls or Active Directory.

The JIRA plugin for example uses the JAVA-API. The PHP-Api and JS-API is used by WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Typo3 and many more. The ASP.net/C#-API is used for the Windows and Cisco VPN and the C-API is used for protecting Unix SSH services. The Objective-C API is used by our AppleTV and iPhone/iPad apps.

You can experience the SecSign ID two-factor authentication and the two-factor login by simply integrating the plugin into your website or test environment. Or you can try out the login process on our website without having to register first. You already have a SecSign ID or you want one? Login now and use the portal or use our hassle free registration.

See for yourself how fast and convenient the login process using challenge-response authentication with 2048-bit key pairs is. There is no need for passwords, and no passwords or other confidential information are ever transmitted. It is easy to integrate and simple to use.

For more information about the patented SafeKey procedure and it's unique security can be found here.

If you are missing an API for the programming language you are working with, feel free to contact us and we’ll find a solution with you. If you need help with the integration into an existing system or you can’t find the plugin for your content management system you are working with, don’t hesitate to contact our support team.