5 things you should know about 2 step authentication!
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Transcript of 5 things you should know about 2 step authentication!
BY ATSA N D F R O M N E T W O R K W O R L D . C O M
5 THINGSY O U S H O U L D K N O W A B O U T
2 F A C T O R A U T H E N T I C A T I O N
WHAT IS 2 STEPAUTHENTICATION?
I t i s a m o r e s e c u r e p r o c e s s f o rp a s s w o r d s . T h e r e i s a f o r m o f
a u t h e n t i c a t i o n s e n t t o y o u b e s i d e s t h ea c c o u n t y o u a r e u s i n g . W h e t h e r t h a t b ee m a i l o r s m s m e s s a g e t h a t o n l y o c c u r s
o n e t i m e f o r p r o t e c t i o n o f i d e n t i t y .
1 ACCOUNT RULESTHEM ALL
Y o u r e m a i l i s t h e m o s ti m p o r t a n t a c c o u n t o f a l l !
P r o t e c t i t b e c a u s e i t c o n t a i n sa l l d i f f e r e n t f o r m s o f p r i v a t e
i n f o r m a t i o n .
U s i n g t h e 2 s t e p p r o c e s s h e r ei s i m p o r t a n t .
DO YOU HAVE A PASSWORD MANAGER
T h i s i s w h e r e t h e 2 s t e pa u t h e n t i c a t i o n s h o u l d b e u s e d
a f t e r p r o t e c t i n g y o u r e m a i l .
TRUST,THAT IS THE QUESTION?
W h e n y o u a u t h e n t i c a t e m a n y w e b s i t e so n l y a s k f o r t h i s t h e o r i g i n a l t i m e a n da l l o w y o u j s u t t o u s e y o u r p a s s w o r d i n
t h e f u t u r e .
W h i c h i s g o o d f o r q u i c k u s e b u t n o t f o rp r o t e c t i o n . T h e r e f o r e i t w o u l d m a k e t h e
m o s t s e n s e t o n o t t u r n o f f t h e 2 s t e pa u t h e n t i c a t i o n . I t m a y s a v e y o u t i m e b u ti f y o u l o s e s o m e t h i n g t h i s w i l l s a v e y o u r
p r i v a t e i n f o r m a t i o n .
BUT, I DON'T WANTTO LOCK MYSELF OUT
Y o u r p h o n e i s k e y t o t h i s p r o c e s s . T h i si s w h e r e t h e 2 n d l e v e l o f s e c u r i t y i s
u s e d t h e m o s t v i a S M S .
B u t , p h o n e s a r e m o r e e a s i l y s t o l e n a n dl o s t . T h i s i s t h e l e a s t l i k e l y o c c u r r e n c e
t o h a p p e n .
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