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How to enable 2FA on Huawei Cloud

Download Protegy, connect the service in the Authenticator tab, verify a fresh code, and save the recovery options before you sign out.

✓Last reviewed: 2026-07-31

Current settings pathIAM → Users → select a user → Security Settings → Multi-factor Authentication → Add MFA Device

Service details

Official domain: huaweicloud.com ↗
Category: Cloud
Supported verification methods: SMS · Email · Authenticator code (TOTP)

Before you start

Install Protegy, sign in to the service on a trusted device, and keep the page open while you add the account.

Setup steps

01
Open the security settings using the path shown above.
02
IAM → Users → select a user → Security Settings → Multi-factor Authentication → Add MFA Device
03
In Protegy, tap add, scan the QR code, then return to the service and enter the current six-digit code.
04
Save the service's recovery codes somewhere separate from the phone that holds your authenticator.

Recovery and troubleshooting

If a code is rejected, check that your device time is set automatically and try the next code. If you lose the phone, use a recovery code, a trusted session, or the service's official account-recovery flow.

Related terms

FAQ · Huawei Cloud

Before you start: Huawei Cloud

Install Protegy, sign in to the service on a trusted device, and keep the page open while you add the account.

Setup steps: Huawei Cloud

IAM → Users → select a user → Security Settings → Multi-factor Authentication → Add MFA Device

Supported verification methods: Huawei Cloud

SMS · Email · Authenticator code (TOTP)

Recovery and troubleshooting: Huawei Cloud

Official documentation

https://support.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/usermanual-iam5/iam_01_1175.html ↗

Interface labels can change. The official documentation is the source of truth. Protegy is not affiliated with the service named on this page.

Service capability data sourced from 2FA Directory by 2factorauth. 2fa.directory ↗