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title: Configuring MFA for HTTP Proxy
slug: kronpam-getting-started-guide/configuring-mfa-for-http-proxy
description: Learn how to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for your HTTP Proxy with this comprehensive guide. Follow the step-by-step instructions which include establishing an SSH connection, editing the proxy.properties file, configuring a specific parameter
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createdAt: 2023-09-08T13:56:52.253Z
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To enable MFA for HTTP Proxy, follow the steps below.

1. Establish an SSH connection to Kron PAM as the root user. 
2. Edit the proxy.properties file with the following command line.                                                     `vi /pam/https/conf`

:::hint{type="info"}
To type or add anything in the vi editor, first press the Insert button on the keyboard, then type in the necessary line. Press Esc to exit typing mode
:::

- Check the configuration file to see if the parameter below is already configured in it. If not, add the line below. 
  `http.proxy.otp.enabled=true`
  If there is a hash (#) sign in front of the parameters, delete the hash (#) to activate the parameter. If the parameter value is false, change it to true. 
- To save the file, press Esc, then colon (:), and then type in **wq!** and press enter. If you don’t want to save the changes on the file, press Esc, then colon (:), type in **q!,** and press enter.
   
- Restart the HTTP proxy with the following command:   
  1. `systemctl restart `
  2. `pam_http_service`

After these steps, OTP will be required after the HTTP Proxy login.