Sign-in & security
Getting into your store’s admin should be simple for you and hard for anyone else. CIQRA does that with a two-step sign-in: your password and a second factor, entered on a dedicated CIQRA identity page. This overview explains how that works and how to keep your account secure.
The two-step sign-in
Section titled “The two-step sign-in”Staff sign in through a secure, two-step flow:
- Password — something you know.
- Two-step verification (2FA) code — something you have, usually a code from an authenticator app.
Both are entered on the CIQRA identity page, never on the store itself. Keeping credentials on a single, dedicated identity page — and logging every access — is what keeps your admin protected. For the step-by-step version, see Create your account & sign in.
Your store’s data stays yours
Section titled “Your store’s data stays yours”CIQRA runs many stores on one platform, but each store is fully isolated: every query is scoped by row-level security to a single store, so one store can never see another’s catalog, orders or customers.
Keeping your account secure
Section titled “Keeping your account secure”- Enter credentials only on the CIQRA identity page. If a storefront page ever asks for your CIQRA admin password, treat it as suspicious — that isn’t part of the sign-in flow.
- Keep your 2FA device to yourself. Your authenticator codes are personal to your account; don’t share them.
- Give each teammate their own sign-in. Individual accounts mean access can be scoped and traced per person — see Staff roles & permissions.
If you lose your two-step device
Section titled “If you lose your two-step device”For security, 2FA codes can’t be bypassed — there’s no back door, which is the point. If you lose the device with your authenticator:
- Recover access through your workspace owner, or
- Contact CIQRA support to help restore your sign-in.
Because 2FA recovery can’t be resolved by resetting a password alone, reach out early rather than retrying. For a fuller checklist, see I can’t sign in to my admin.