R12.1 Project-2025/11/05

Two-Factor Authentication for Smart CLI

If two-factor authentication (2FA) has been enabled for your account but not yet set up, you will be prompted to configure 2FA when logging into Smart CLI for the first time. 

  1. Open Smart CLI login page.
  2. Enter username and password, then click Log In. If two-factor authentication is enabled for your user account, a dialog will pop up to prompt you to set up two-factor authentication from the NetBrain Login Page (see Set up Two-Factor Authentication with Authenticator App for details). 

  3. Click the website link in the dialog, you will open the NetBrain Login UI to set up two-factor authentication. Alternatively, you can bypassed two-factor authentication setup 

Log in to Smart CLI if Two-Factor Authentication is Enabled

After two-factor authentication has been set up, you must complete two-factor authentication to log in to Smart CLI.

  1. Open Smart CLI log in Page.
  2. Enter username and password. If username/password authentication succeeds, the page for code verification will appear.
  3. Enter the verification code shown on your Authenticator App.

  4. Click Verify, then you will log in to Smart CLI if the verification code is correct. 
    Information Note: If code verification fails, error message will appear.

Backwards compatibility with old versions of smart CLI:

  • If Server is upgraded to this new version and two-factor authentication is enabled, Smart CLI client needs to be updated in order to work (logging in to Smart CLI).
  • If Server is upgraded to this new version but two-factor authentication is not enabled, the older version of Smart CLI can continue to be used.