Profile

Two Factor Authentication Confirm/Enable

post
https://api.linode.com/v4/profile/tfa-enable-confirm

Confirms that you can successfully generate Two Factor codes and enables TFA on your Account. Once this is complete, login attempts from untrusted computers will be required to provide a Two Factor code before they are successful.

Request Body Schema

tfa_code
string

The Two Factor code you generated with your Two Factor secret. These codes are time-based, so be sure it is current.

Request Samples

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -X POST -d '{
      "tfa_code": "213456"
    }' \
    https://api.linode.com/v4/profile/tfa-enable-confirm

Response Samples

{
  "scratch": "sample two factor scratch"
}

Responses

200: TFA enabled successfully

scratch
string

A one-use code that can be used in place of your Two Factor code, in case you are unable to generate one. Keep this in a safe place to avoid being locked out of your Account.

default: Error

errors
array of objects
reason
string

What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to open a Support Ticket or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.

field
string

The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as "null" if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.