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====== Enable Two Factor Authentication / Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) ====== | ====== Enable Two Factor Authentication / Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) ====== | ||
+ | <div tip>This process might seem complicated if you're not very familiar with it, but it doesn' | ||
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+ | Multi-factor authentication is widely regarded as the single best thing you can do to protect an account from unauthorized use. According to Microsoft(([[https:// | ||
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===== Why enable 2FA? ===== | ===== Why enable 2FA? ===== | ||
Two-factor auth makes it harder to log in, and that's the point. It's a minor inconvenience for you, but a barrier to anyone who might somehow acquire (or guess) your username and password. A password is one authentication factor, but requiring more than one authentication factor improves the security of your account. A second (or multiple) authentication factor | Two-factor auth makes it harder to log in, and that's the point. It's a minor inconvenience for you, but a barrier to anyone who might somehow acquire (or guess) your username and password. A password is one authentication factor, but requiring more than one authentication factor improves the security of your account. A second (or multiple) authentication factor |