Enable Password Authenticator

By default, the first factor authenticator is set to skip the password authenticator. This makes the second-factor authenticator the only authenticator used to log into Instant ID as a Service.

Note: Configure a password for the user before configuring the resource rules to use a password authenticator. If you do not, Instant ID as a Service might lock the account.

  1. Configure a password for the current Administrator user.
    1. From the Main Menu Main Menu, select Administration > Members > Users. The Users List page opens.
    2. Click on a user name from the Users List. The User Details page opens.
    3. Select the Authenticators tab.
    4. Select AddAdd Authenticator > Password. The Edit Password Settings dialog box opens.
    5. Complete the fields on the Edit Password Settings dialog box then click Save.
  2. Edit the Resource Rules for the Administrator user group to use the password as the first factor authenticator.
    1. From the Main Menu , select Administration > Resources > Resource Rules. The Resource Rules page opens.
    2. Click on a portal under Identity as a Service Portal Applications. The Edit Resource Rules page opens.
    3. From the First Factor list, select Password.
    4. To use Password as the only authenticator, clear the check boxes next to all of the authenticators under Second Factors.
    5. Click Submit.