Resolved Advisor Extension Recommends Installing Unsupported Google Authenticator Extension

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Advisor Extension Recommends Installing Unsupported Google Authenticator Extension

PRODUCT, VERSION, OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE

Plesk Obsidian 18.0.63 Update #2, Debian 12.6, x86-64
Advisor Version 1.10.1-1443

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

The Advisor extension recommends the installation of the 'Google Authenticator Extension,' even though this extension is deprecated and no longer receives security fixes. Furthermore, the successor extension, 'Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)', is already installed on the server.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

- Uninstall the "Google Authenticator Extension."
- Install the extension recommended by Plesk, 'Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)'.
- Open the Advisor extension in the admin panel.

ACTUAL RESULT

- A warning is shown: 'The Google Authenticator extension is not installed'.

EXPECTED RESULT

- No warning should be shown.

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

- The Advisor extension should check for the newly recommended extension, 'Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)'.

YOUR EXPECTATIONS FROM PLESK SERVICE TEAM

Confirm bug

 

[Sebahat.hadzhi]

Thank you for reporting the issue @Hangover2. Advisor's suggestion for using the deprecated "Google Authenticator Extension" was confirmed as a bug with ID EXTADVISOR-956. We will introduce a fix that will correct this behavior in one of the upcoming releases. Our Change Log may be overserved here.

 

[AYamshanov]

Just for history, the issue is fixed with Advisor 1.10.2,

Changes​

1.10.2 (20 November 2024)​

• Updated the recommendation to install the Imunify extension.
• Updated the recommendation to install the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) extension.