vastai tfa activate

Activate a new 2FA method by verifying the code. Run vastai tfa auth-new before this command to authorize adding a new method.

Usage

vastai tfa activate CODE --secret SECRET [--method-type METHOD_TYPE] [--phone-number PHONE_NUMBER] [--label LABEL]

Arguments

string

required

6-digit verification code from SMS or Authenticator app.

Options

string

required

Secret token from the setup process. For TOTP, obtained from vastai tfa totp-setup. For SMS, obtained from vastai tfa send-sms.

string

New 2FA method type to activate. Choices: sms, totp. Treated as totp when neither this flag nor --phone-number is supplied.

string

Phone number for SMS method in E.164 format (e.g., +12345678901). Required when activating an SMS method.

string

Friendly label for the new 2FA method (e.g., “Work Authenticator”).

Examples

# Activate TOTP (Authenticator app)
vastai tfa activate --method-type totp --secret abc123def456 123456

# Activate SMS
vastai tfa activate --method-type sms --secret abc123def456 --phone-number +12345678901 123456

# Activate SMS with a label
vastai tfa activate --method-type sms --secret abc123def456 --phone-number +12345678901 --label "Work Phone" 123456

If this is your first 2FA method, backup codes are generated and displayed after activation. Save them in a secure location.

Global Options

The following options are available for all commands:

Option	Description
`--url URL`	Server REST API URL
`--retry N`	Retry limit
`--raw`	Output machine-readable JSON
`--explain`	Verbose explanation of API calls
`--api-key KEY`	API key (defaults to `~/.config/vastai/vast_api_key`)

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