[New in V12] - 2FA Login is not available with expired license

I was today the first day in the office after my vacation. After starting my VBR V12 BETA3 instance, I noticed that the trial license has expired at 12/31/2022.

At login I was stunned that the second factor for login was not active.

So, I had a look at the “Users and Roles” dialog and there was no checkbox “Require two-factor authentication for interactive logon” available.

OK, the difference to my last login before Christmas is the expired license. I installed our NFR license and checked the “Users and Roles” dialog again.

Now the checkbox “Require two-factor authentication for interactive logon” is available again and the 2FA is working again at next login.

Conclusion is that – at least with the BETA version – 2FA is available only with a valid license. Your installation is left without a more secure login method unintentionally.

So, be aware to keep your licenses up to date to avoid this situation.