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--- faq:security:enable_2fa_mfa [2022/11/14 22:04] – a b dreadpir8robots
+++ faq:security:enable_2fa_mfa [2022/11/14 23:08] (current) – [Why enable 2FA?] dreadpir8robots
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 ====== Enable Two Factor Authentication / Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) ======
-===== Why enable 2FA? =====
+<div tip>This process might seem complicated if you're not very familiar with it, but it doesn't need to be. It is typically something you set up once, and then forget about - other than entering a second single-use passcode (TOTP) when you log in.
-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
+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://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2019/08/20/one-simple-action-you-can-take-to-prevent-99-9-percent-of-account-attacks/|One simple action you can take to prevent 99.9 percent of attacks on your accounts (Microsoft)]])), MFA can block over 99.9 percent of account compromise attacks.</div>
+===== 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.
 ===== What's an authentication factor? =====
 Authentication factors are typically: