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Two-Factor Authentication for Django Admin with TOTP, backup codes, trusted devices, and more.

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Dj Admin 2FA

PyPI License: MIT Django Versions Build Status

**Dj Admin 2FA ** is a secure, easy-to-use Two-Factor Authentication package for Django Admin. It provides TOTP-based verification (Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.), recovery codes, and optional trusted devices.


🌟 Features

  • 🔐 Secure Django Admin with 2FA
  • 📱 TOTP Authentication (Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, etc.)
  • 🔑 One-time use Backup Recovery Codes
  • 📩 Optional Email OTP fallback (configurable)
  • 🧩 Admin interface to manage TOTP Devices
  • 🎛️ Trusted Device support (via cookies)
  • 🎨 Customizable templates
  • ⚙️ Middleware-based enforcement
  • ⚡ Works with Django 3.2+

📦 Installation

pip install dj-admin-2fa

Add it to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "dj_admin_2fa",
]

Add the middleware near the top of your middleware stack:

MIDDLEWARE = [
    "dj_admin_2fa.middleware.Admin2FAMiddleware",
    ...
]

Include the URLs:

# urls.py
path("admin-2fa/", include("dj_admin_2fa.urls")),

Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Log in to Django Admin.
  2. Go to /admin-2fa/setup/ to begin TOTP setup.
  3. Scan the QR code using your authenticator app.
  4. Enter the generated code to confirm.
  5. Save the backup codes displayed — each can be used once.
  6. Done! 2FA is now required to access the admin area.

⚙️ Optional Settings

You can override the default behavior using these settings in your Django settings.py:

Admin 2FA settings

DJ_ADMIN_2FA = { "ISSUER_NAME": "Django Admin Example", }

Setting Default Description
REDIRECT_URL /admin/ URL to redirect to after successful verification
LOGIN_URL /admin/ URL to Login Admin
ISSUER_NAME Django Admin Example Name of the issuer
TOTP_DIGITS 6 Number of digits for the TOTP code
TOTP_STEP 30 Step size in seconds for TOTP code rotation
TOTP_ALGORITHM 'sha1' Algorithm used for TOTP ('sha1', 'sha256', 'sha512')
BACKUP_CODES_COUNT 10 Number of backup codes generated
TRUSTED_DEVICE_DAYS 30 Days to trust a device when user selects "Remember this device"
VERIFICATION_TIMEOUT 300 Default 5 minutes

🧪 Testing

Unit test are pending

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
  3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add new feature'
  4. Update code, if needed, as per pre-commit logs
  5. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/my-feature
  6. Open a Pull Request

Please follow PEP8, isort and write tests for any new functionality.


📬 Support

For questions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.


📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.


Secure your Django Admin with ease ✨

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