Login, Create Account, & Password Reset
How you configure your Domain and Account determines how Users can verify an account, log in, and reset their password. So set yourself up for success and review your Domain and Accounts settings to keep everyone happy when they access the Platform. Review or set up your:
- Text Message Configuration,
- User Account Settings, and
- User Account Emails.
Configuring Text Setup and Login
Confirm or add the following information to your Domain page. Once these are in place, your Users can verify their accounts or log in through text:
- SMS Server Name: Twilio Account SID.
- SMS Server Password: Twilio Auth Token.
- SMS Server Callback Secret: A generated GUID value.Tip: We recommend using a GUID Generator to generate a random value.
For full instructions, click here.
User Account Settings
- Enable Simple Signon: Allows a User to log in with a mobile phone number or email address instead of a username. Set this to Yes. If you set this to No, Users can still reset their password using a mobile phone number or email address.
- MFA Required: Require all or some of your Users to use Multi-Factor Authentication.
User Account Messages
Emails
- Create Account Message Template: The confirmation email sent to new Users when they click Create an Account on the login screen, if they selected email. Contains the [Link] token that the User can click to finish creating their account.
- Recover Account Message Template: The confirmation email sent to Users when they click Forgot Password on the login screen, if they selected email. Contains the [Link] and [Login_Link] tokens that the User can click to reset their password or sign in with a one-time link.
- Login Verification Code (Email) Template: The email sent to Users with the multi-factor authentication code, if they selected email. Contains the [CODE] token that the User needs to enter on the MinistryPlatform login page within ten minutes.
Text
- Create Account Verification Text Template: The confirmation text sent to new Users when they click Create an Account on the login screen, if they selected text. Contains the [Link] token that the User can click to finish creating their account.
- Reset Password Verification Text Template: The confirmation text sent to Users when they click Forgot Password on the login screen, if they selected text. Contains the [Link] and [Login_Link] tokens that the User can click to reset their password or sign in with a one-time link.
- Login Verification Code (Text) Template: The text message sent to Users with the multi-factor authentication code, if they selected text. Contains the [CODE] token that the User needs to enter on the MinistryPlatform login page within ten minutes.