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Why Can't I Use KProxy with Two-Step Login?

Two-Step Login is not compatible with KProxy.  Instructions to use WebDAV instead.

This article applies to: Static Web Hosting, Two-Step Login


Two-Step Login is not compatible with KProxy.  KProxy is most commonly used to streamline the login process when transferring files over WebDAV.

You will need to use a different process for WebDAV logins, as briefly described in the DAV Portal section of this page:

      KProxy and DAV Portal on Confluence

Other services using KProxy, like some instances of Git, will also have to switch to a more manual process once two-factor authentication is introduced.

How To Use WebDAV To Get To Your Server Without KProxy

  1. Obtain a WebDAV key from your server.  Login using your NetID/Password at the following URL, and copy the entire long string the page displays:
    https://webhostXXX.hosting.cornell.edu:8144/davlogin
    Replace the XXX with the number of your server.
  2. Your WebDAV connection URL that you will paste into your WebDAV client is:
    https://webhostXXX.hosting.cornell.edu:8144/name-of-your-instance
    Replace the XXX with the number of your server, AND
    Replace the “name-of-your-instance” in the link above with the real name

    Use your NetID as a username, and the WebDAV key you obtained from step 1 as your password.  This key will be valid for eight hours.  After that, you will have to generate a new key and re-login.

    You can alter the “name-of-your-instance" portion of the URL to access other instances on your server.

How To Access Your Static Instance

  1. Obtain a DAV login key from this server:
    https://webhost092.hosting.cornell.edu:8144/davlogin
    This key will work for all instances you have in the static webhosting service, but again, only for eight hours.
  2. Your static instance's WebDAV access url is:
    https://webhost092.hosting.cornell.edu:8144/name-of-your-instance

    You can alter the “name-of-your-instance" portion of the URL to access other instances.

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