two-factor_authentication
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=====Two-factor authentication===== | =====Two-factor authentication===== | ||
- | ====What is "two-factor authentication? ==== | + | Â |
+ | ====Key points ====Â | ||
+ | * [[two-factor_authentication#" | ||
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+ | ====" | ||
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+ | When you log in to a site or service using a username and password combination, | ||
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+ | To increase your security, you need to add additional " | ||
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+ | You choices are " | ||
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+ | This page focusses on " | ||
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+ | ====Something you have: one-time codes ====Â | ||
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+ | Some sites will let you configure your account to require you to put in a one-time | ||
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+ | Backup codes. | ||
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+ | Two hardware devices, so you can store a backup safely in safe. | ||
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+ | Enable two-factor authentication wherever you can, but make sure you have a back-up mechanism in case you lose your device(s). | ||
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Option of 2FA — so if you do make a mistake and give away your username and password, still hard for someone to make use of them, as they require an extra piece of data which (hopefully) on your can generate. | Option of 2FA — so if you do make a mistake and give away your username and password, still hard for someone to make use of them, as they require an extra piece of data which (hopefully) on your can generate. | ||
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====Hardware security tokens ==== | ====Hardware security tokens ==== | ||
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two-factor_authentication.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/08 09:09 by neil