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--- 2ndstepdiscord [2020/07/30 15:30] – admin
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 ====Authentication via Discord TeamTAD Server====
-From Version 6.8.1.0 we have introduced a new way to authenticate yourself when using TAD.  This method requires you to be a user of Discord.  What is Discord?  It is a massively popular, free community and chat system.  Thousands of communities there! We are also there! Click this invitation link and join our teamTAD community there:
+Installing TAD is now very easy. We have simplified the installation and authentication procedure. Download the zip file containing the installer from here:  https://teamtad.com/downloadtad.html  Extract the contents of the zip file into a new folder on a Windows machine and you will get the installer. It is called tadsetup.exe
-https://discord.gg/KxuHQax
+The installer directly installs the software quite smoothly.
-//(Tell others too!)//
-**Step 1**\\
+When TAD is run for the first time, it will authenticate you. If you do not have a membership at our TeamTAD community on Discord, you will not be able to get in. However, if you want to run TAD in demo mode; simply give a valid email address.
-You would need to give BOTH the Discord username that you are currently using there; AND also your Discord User ID.
-Now when you begin using Discord, you would obviously know your own username there. But usually Discord will NOT reveal //your own// User ID to you.
+Once you supply your Discord username, our bot there called "//**tadmainbot**//" will send you e-code as a private message.
-How to get your User ID? Here is a 1 minute video which will explain the process
+You would have to copy that e-code sent as a private message by //tadmainbot//, and paste it into the waiting dialog inside TAD. You can use either version of your Discord username. For example; the username could be specified as //e.young// or //e.young#4786//  Of course you would have to give your own Discord username, as the e-code would be sent to that Discord username only, as a private message. TAD would be waiting for you to return with that e-code.
-{{youtube>1T0L4c9hWTo}}
+Here is the link to your private messages. You should see the user:  //**tadmainbot**// right at the top on the list  of names on the left side of the screen. //(Will work ONLY when you have logged into Discord)//
- //or you can read instructions at the end of this topic.//
+https://discord.com/channels/@me
-So now you have both your Discord username as well as Discord User ID.  Give those at the dialog where Step 1 was asked. Then go to the next step.
+**Important:** An e-code can be used only for one authentication. You cannot re-use an earlier e-code.
-You will get a private (direct) message from a user named //admin.limenleap// into your private messages section at Discord. //admin.limenleap// is the person in charge of the Discord TeamTAD server.  That message contains the e-code. Copy  that code into your clipboard.
+Note that once you start using a username inside TAD, the next time you are asked for authentication //make sure you use the same version as before//   Here is an example: If a user had given //e.young#4786// once to authenticate, next time also the user would have to use the same name i.e. //e.young#4786// If the user uses the shorter username //e.young// then files created earlier with the earlier authentication may not open!
-**Step2**\\
+The reason is that TAD "stamps" an encrypted version of your username into the files you create. So use this invitation to join our teamTAD community on Discord:
-For this step, you should return back to the authentication dialog where you had started. //Paste the e-code in the correct input-box there.// Then press the next button to authenticate! And you are done!!
-**Why did we switch?**\\
+https://discord.gg/KxuHQax
-There is a separate page [[discordserver|explaining why we switched]] from our own Mattermost based chat server to Discord.  //One major reason is that we simply do not have access to anyone's password. The two step authentication via Discord is effectively like a highly secure OTP (One time use password) system. Though it may be very slightly a cumbersome procedure, it is highly secure for you//
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+**One Tip:** If you right click on the username inside TAD (top toolbar) you can change your credentials. The same dialog that was used initially to authenticate you would be presented. So, if you had earlier run TAD as a demo, you can now change it to full working version with your Discord username
-**How to obtain the User ID at Discord? //(if you didn't like the video)//**\\
-Obtaining your User ID at Discord is easy:
-Just login into Discord, and then to your own user settings (the gear next to your name, at the bottom). In the settings, scroll down to //appearance// and switch on Developer mode.  (You have to do this setting ONLY once. It will remember your choice!)
-Then you will get a new menu item when you right click on your name in the membership list in Discord (or right click on your own icon name next to any message you had sent)  That menu item is called //Copy ID// Click that and copy it into your clipboard .
-We have [[additional info here]] if you have time to read!

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