In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

Follow these suggestions to fix the issue with the Microsoft Authenticator app for not displaying code. If the Microsoft account for the concerned user has expired or got deleted somehow, users can ...

Google’s updated 2FA setup no longer requires a phone number by default. Users can set up 2FA directly with an authenticator app or hardware key, skipping SMS verification. Google has streamlined its ...

Your Microsoft or non-Microsoft-related accounts include content that’s important to you. So, finding yourself suddenly locked can be incredibly frustrating. Even more so when the account has your ...

In a move that further cements its reputation as a privacy-first tech company, Proton has officially released Proton Authenticator, a free two-factor authentication (2FA) app for Windows, macOS, Linux ...

Discord is the go-to communication platform for many people. If you use it to communicate with friends or keep up with the latest developments in your fields of interest, you must enable two-factor ...

Proton has launched a new 2FA app, called Authenticator. This is an open-source app that offers multi-device sync, the ability to export/import 2FA tokens, and end-to-end encryption. The app is ...

Proton is finally bringing one of Proton Pass' best features to a standalone app. I've been using Proton Pass for over a year now, and it's quickly become my favorite password manager to date for a ...

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2FA, or two-factor authentication, is a type of MFA (multi-factor authentication) that uses two factors to verify your identity at the time of login. While one of these factors is almost always the ...