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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. | + | 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? ===== | ===== What's an authentication factor? ===== | ||
| Authentication factors are typically: | Authentication factors are typically: | ||