From 247929c8843c6de64b53e393d749024e73b73cf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Soromeister <45243695+Soromeister@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:01:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] correct `-mfa` argument format
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.../v1.18.x/content/partials/global-settings/both/mfa.mdx | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/partials/global-settings/both/mfa.mdx b/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/partials/global-settings/both/mfa.mdx
index bd0bf79b74..ca4d4c500c 100644
--- a/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/partials/global-settings/both/mfa.mdx
+++ b/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/partials/global-settings/both/mfa.mdx
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
**`[-mfa | VAULT_MFA] (string : "")`**
A multi-factor authentication (MFA) credential, in the format
-`mfa_method_name[:key[=value]]`, that the CLI should use to authenticate to
+`mfa_method_id:passcode`, that the CLI should use to authenticate to
Vault. The CLI adds MFA credentials to the `X-Vault-MFA` header when calling the
underlying API endpoint.
**Examples**:
-- CLI flag: `-mfa "totp:password=12345"`
-- Environment variable: `export VAULT_MFA="totp:password=12345"`
+- CLI flag: `-mfa "d16fd3c2-50de-0b9b-eed3-0301dadeca10:695452"`
+- Environment variable: `export VAULT_MFA="d16fd3c2-50de-0b9b-eed3-0301dadeca10:695452"`