Unlocking Lightning Login: Your Essential Setup Guide
Introduction:-
Salesforce introduces Lightning Login, a secure and accessible way for users to access their Salesforce org without passwords, utilizing fingerprint authentication via the Salesforce Authenticator App.
Lightning Login :
- Salesforce introduced Lightning Login, which has nothing related to Lightning Experience, and Lightning Login works with both Classic and Lightning Experience.
- Lightning Login was brought out in Winter ’17 and allows your users to log in to Salesforce without a password, but their fingerprint.
This is one of many features that Salesforce is bringing out to ensure your orgs are as secure as possible, but also, as accessible as possible.
- Lightning Login works by using the Salesforce Authenticator App on your phone, in combination with your desktop, to approve or reject requests to login by using your fingerprint, no password is required!
How to implement Lightning Login?
Admin:-
- Activate “Lightning Login” in Session Setting
- Add permission “Lightning Login User” to Permission Set or Profile
- Assign permission to users if you use Permission Set
User:-
Step 1: Install Salesforce Authenticator in the mobile app.
Step 2: Navigate to your User Detail page and click the Enroll link next to Lightning Login.
Step 3: Register for Identity Verification, Salesforce will send you a verification code.
Step 4: Once verified, you need to add a New Account in the Authenticator app, copy the two-word phrase into Salesforce and click Connect.
Step 5: Tap the “Connect” button in the Authenticator mobile app. You will get another email from Salesforce that a new verification method was added to your account “approve notifications from Salesforce Authenticator”.
Step 6: Next, you need to Approve from your mobile app.
Step 7: Done, Salesforce will email the last email saying that you’ve enrolled in Lightning Login, you can now log in using your username and an authenticator app instead of a password.
Step 8: Logout and log back, make sure to tick the “Remember me” checkbox, and notice a small lightning icon is added next to your user photo
Normal Login:
Once all is set, here is the flow to log in with Lightning Login
- Login to Salesforce from login.salesforce.com (or your custom my domain)
- Click your username (notice the lightning icon added next to your photo)
- Tap the “Approve” button from your device with the Authenticator app
Conclusion:
Lightning Login enhances security and accessibility for Salesforce users by eliminating the need for passwords and integrating fingerprint authentication seamlessly into the login process, making it a valuable addition to Salesforce’s suite of features.