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| 1 | +# Authenticating with MFA |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +{% hint style="danger" %} |
| 4 | +Connecting to location with required MFA is possible in the desktop client since **version 1.5.0.** |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +[**https://github.com/DefGuard/client/releases**](https://github.com/DefGuard/client/releases) |
| 7 | +{% endhint %} |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Internal MFA |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +1. Open Defguard client, select your Instance and click **Connect** next to location with required MFA |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-client-instances.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +2. After clicking **Authenticate with Google,** you will be redirected to a secure site where you will need to log in in order to confirm your identity. In this example, we use Google as our OpenID provider, but yours can be different (Microsoft, Okta, etc.) |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-client-openid.png" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +3. After logging in, you will see this |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-openid-success (1).png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Your connection will be established immediately after successful authentication. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## External MFA |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +1. Open Defguard client, select your Instance and click **Connect** next to location with required MFA |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-client-instances.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +2. Choose method configured for your account, and click **Connect**. |
| 32 | + * If you're using "Email" method, please enter the code sent to your email. |
| 33 | + * If you're using "Authenticator App", please enter code generated within your authenticator app. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +{% hint style="info" %} |
| 36 | +If you don't know how to setup or use your **Authenticator App** please check [this article](../setting-up-2fa-mfa.md#setting-up-2famfa) for detailed information. |
| 37 | +{% endhint %} |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-client-internal-mfa.png" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +3. After entering code, click **Verify** |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/defguard-client-2fa.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure> |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Your connection will be established immediately after this step. |
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