Working with Systems that Prevent Credential Sharing

Working with Systems that Prevent Credential Sharing

Some applications prevent credential sharing by disconnecting a user from all other locations when they sign in.

When working with a system that does not allow login sharing, special care must be taken so that a user does not inadvertently log in and disconnect the Universal Migrator.

You should do the following:
  1. Request two administrator-level login credentials.
    You need two because if you use the same login credentials to access the system during the process, you will disconnect Universal Migrator.
    1. One should be used by the Universal Migrator application for extracting / injecting data.
    2. The other should be used by you if you want to login to the system during the extraction / injection process.
  2. Remove Two-Factor Authentication from Both Logins
  3. Change the password on the logins so that only you know the password.  This prevents another user from logging in under the account and disconnecting you.

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