HELP: Automated build system script firing Authenticator app even when using certificate for 2FA

[irobotbfealy]

sfcc-ci Version

2.9.1

NodeJS Version

8

sfcc-ci Path

No response

Host OS Details

Bamboo build agent on Windows 10

What happened?

Running the client:auth, code:deploy and code:activate steps using a client ID/Secret combo, and a certificate/Passphrase for 2FA, yet the Authenticator app still fires requiring human interaction when deploying into our Staging environment.
Commands being executed;
node.exe .\node_modules\sfcc-ci\cli.js client:auth $clientID $clientSecret $clientUsername $clientPassword

node.exe .\node_modules\sfcc-ci\cli.js code:deploy --instance $targetsystem $zipfile --certificate $certificatepath --passphrase $passphrase

node.exe .\node_modules\sfcc-ci\cli.js code:activate --instance $targetsystem $codevername

Relevant log output

No response

[tobiaslohr]

Hi @irobotbfealy, it appears that through authentication:
node.exe .\node_modules\sfcc-ci\cli.js client:auth $clientID $clientSecret $clientUsername $clientPassword
You are authenticating not just with client credentials but also with user credentials. As a consequence, the MFA settings of the user and his primary org are being used through the authentication process and as a result the user is receiving the request to confirm the login in Salesforce authenticator. This blocks automation, of course.

Recommendation is, that you run the authentication only with client credentials but not with user credentials, like:
node.exe .\node_modules\sfcc-ci\cli.js client:auth $clientID $clientSecret

Please let us know, if that helps to resolve the issue.