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How to setup SonicWall to work with YubiKey TOTP
07/19/2024 
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Description
This article covers configuration steps for SonicOS firewalls to work with YubiKey TOTP.
Resolution
Resolution for SonicOS 7.X
This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.5 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 7.X firmware.
- Login to SonicWall Firewall UI and navigate to DEVICE | Users | Local Users and Groups.
- Edit User/Group and select One Time Password Method to TOTP.
- Click Save.
On Client (Desktop/Mobile) Device:
- Login to NGFW via Web-Portal/SSL-VPN Portal/NX Client with a username and password.
- Observe user One Time Password page.
- Click on text_code link and copy the code.
- Install Yubico Authenticator App from store.
- Open Yubico Authenticator App.
- Insert YubiKey into the client device using USB/Type-C/NFC port.
- Verify the inserted YubiKey details in Yubico Authenticator App.
- Navigate to Yubico Authenticator screen.
- Click on Add Account.
- Add an account providing Issuer, Account name and Secret key.
NOTE: The secret key should be same as the one copied in step #3 above.
- Observe that account gets added successfully and a TOTP gets displayed.
- Now, use this TOTP to authenticate against SonicWall firewall.
See also:
Resolution for SonicOS 6.5
This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 firmware.
- Login to SonicWall Firewall UI and navigate to DEVICE | Users | Local Users and Groups.
- Edit User/Group and select One Time Password Method to TOTP.
- Click Save.
On Client (Desktop/Mobile) Device:
- Login to NGFW via Web-Portal/SSL-VPN Portal/NX Client with a username and password.
- Observe user One Time Password page.
- Click on text_code link and copy the code.
- Install Yubico Authenticator App from store.
- Open Yubico Authenticator App.
- Insert YubiKey into the client device using USB/Type-C/NFC port.
- Verify the inserted YubiKey details in Yubico Authenticator App.
- Navigate to Yubico Authenticator screen.
- Click on Add Account.
- Add an account providing Issuer, Account name and Secret key. NOTE: The secret key should be same as the one copied in step #3 above.
- Observe that account gets added successfully and a TOTP gets displayed.
- Now, use this TOTP to authenticate against SonicWall firewall.
See also:
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