Unifi and 2FA

Hello all,
I have tried to setup Unifi binding to my controller through PaperUI, but I am getting Configuration Error. Probably reason is that I am using 2FA for my UI.com account and there is no such configuration in Unifi binding. Is there any workaround for it?
Thanks
Jan K.

Hey,

You might consider that a “workaround” I would consider that “the right way” because I’m quite paranoid when it comes to security :smile:… Don’t use your main Unifi account for OpenHAB, setup a second admin account in Unifi only for purposes of automation (ideally with read-only rights) and use that account instead. That account won’t have 2FA setup which is fine because if it’s read only it can’t do any damage anyway.

This is how I have it setup (even though I use textual configuration) and it works just fine.

Hope it helped.

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Hello St3veV,
that is exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for any solution that will not compromise my main admin account (e.g. removing 2FA). Your idea is the solution.
Thanks!
Jan K.

AS MFA comes mandatory, does anyone know how to fix?