Hey what's up guys , two factor authentication or 2FA , what is two factor authentication ? Sometimes it is also referred as dual factor authentication or two step verification.
Many of you don't know about 2FA even it is very important for privacy of your social accounts like instagram , whatsapp , facebook etc.
So guys if you don't know about two factor authentication then read this post continue till the end . I am sure you will learn something new from this post.
In this post , I explained you each and every important point related to two factor authentication and also explained that how to setup two factor authentication for gmail/google account ?
There are total 4 most important social accounts for which i explained the setup of "two factor authentication".
Total 2 topics are covered in this posts which are given below:-
First two topics i.e. 1, 2 are covered in this post and if you want to read 3, 4, 5 then click here.
So lets start the main topics one by one . Read the post very carefully and follow all the steps one by one.
Two-factor authentication is a second level security to protect an account or system . In simple word we can say that it is just like a password in another form i.e. it adds an extra step to your login procedure.
Without 2 factor authentication , you need only your username and password to login into your account. The password is your single factor authentication but with 2FA , an extra step adds to your login procedure.
This second step or second factor makes your account more secure . After turning on 2 FA , whenever you login into your account , everytime you need to enter a security code.
After turning on two factor authentication , no one can be able to login into your account without your permission even if he/she has your username and password.
It is a brief explanation on two factor authentication. If you have any confusion related to it then read the setup of two factor authentication , it will help you a lot.
For basic knowledge it is enough for understanding about two factor authentication. If you want to know more about it then you can tell me in the comment section.
Must read :- How to setup 2 Factor authentication for different social accounts ?
It is very important to setup the two factor authentication . Everyone should know about 2FA. If you want to make your account more secure then use two factor authentication.
If you want to make your gmail/google account more secure then follow the steps which are given below:-
NOTE :- All the steps can be performed on both platforms either on app or browser . In this post all these steps are performed on the web browser (chrome) so if you face any problem/confusion on gmail app then try these steps on browser.
STEP 1 :- Open google in your android phone and click on "sign in " and enter your gmail id and password as shown in screenshot.
STEP 2 :- Click on "profile icon" and then click on "manage your google account".
STEP 3 :- Now click on "3 dots" and then click on "desktop site" as shown in screenshot.
STEP 4 :- Now click on "security" and you can see here that 2 step verification is off so click on "2 step verification".
Many of you don't know about 2FA even it is very important for privacy of your social accounts like instagram , whatsapp , facebook etc.
So guys if you don't know about two factor authentication then read this post continue till the end . I am sure you will learn something new from this post.
In this post , I explained you each and every important point related to two factor authentication and also explained that how to setup two factor authentication for gmail/google account ?
There are total 4 most important social accounts for which i explained the setup of "two factor authentication".
Total 2 topics are covered in this posts which are given below:-
- What is two factor authentication or 2FA or two step verification or dual factor authentication ?
- How to setup two factor authentication on gmail account ?
- How to setup 2 step verification for whatsapp?
- How to turn on two factor authentication for instagram account ?
- How to setup two factor authentication or 2FA on facebook account ?
First two topics i.e. 1, 2 are covered in this post and if you want to read 3, 4, 5 then click here.
So lets start the main topics one by one . Read the post very carefully and follow all the steps one by one.
What is two factor authentication or 2FA ?
Two-factor authentication is a second level security to protect an account or system . In simple word we can say that it is just like a password in another form i.e. it adds an extra step to your login procedure.
Without 2 factor authentication , you need only your username and password to login into your account. The password is your single factor authentication but with 2FA , an extra step adds to your login procedure.
This second step or second factor makes your account more secure . After turning on 2 FA , whenever you login into your account , everytime you need to enter a security code.
After turning on two factor authentication , no one can be able to login into your account without your permission even if he/she has your username and password.
It is a brief explanation on two factor authentication. If you have any confusion related to it then read the setup of two factor authentication , it will help you a lot.
For basic knowledge it is enough for understanding about two factor authentication. If you want to know more about it then you can tell me in the comment section.
Must read :- How to setup 2 Factor authentication for different social accounts ?
It is very important to setup the two factor authentication . Everyone should know about 2FA. If you want to make your account more secure then use two factor authentication.
How to setup two-factor authentication on gmail account ?
If you want to make your gmail/google account more secure then follow the steps which are given below:-
NOTE :- All the steps can be performed on both platforms either on app or browser . In this post all these steps are performed on the web browser (chrome) so if you face any problem/confusion on gmail app then try these steps on browser.
STEP 1 :- Open google in your android phone and click on "sign in " and enter your gmail id and password as shown in screenshot.
STEP 2 :- Click on "profile icon" and then click on "manage your google account".
STEP 3 :- Now click on "3 dots" and then click on "desktop site" as shown in screenshot.
STEP 6 :- Here it is written that "use your phone as your second sign in step" . You can change it by clicking on "choose another option" as shown in screenshot (1st).
As you can see in the screenshot(2nd) that there are 2 more options . You can select it according to you.
For example :- I clicked on "text messages or phone calls" and then clicked on "try now"
STEP 7 :- Now you can see in the screenshot that "how do you want to get codes" , you can select it as you want.
For example :- I clicked on text messages and then click on "next" button.
After then google just sent a text message with verification code , you have to enter that code in this box and then click on "next" button as shown in screenshot(2nd).
STEP 8 :- You need to turn on 2 step verification by just simply clicking on "turn on" option.
If you want to know that how to add backup method then read the post continue.
STEP 9 :- Now you need to add a backup method. There are total 5 ways through which you can add backup method . You can select it according to you.
For example :- I clicked on 1st method i.e. backup codes and you can see in the screenshot(2nd) that there are total 10 backup codes.
NOTE:- You can use each code only one time . You can generate new codes by just simply clicking on "get new codes".
REMEMBER :- Keep them in a safe folder or you can note these codes in your diary.
Now it's a time to show you that how two-factor authentication works ?
See in the screenshot that during login , it asks for a security code . You can see in the screenshot(1st) in yellow box that , a 6 digit code was just sent to my number. But in case , if you are unable to receive a verification code then you can click on "try another way".
After clicking on "try another way" , see in 2nd screenshot , you can be able to see all the ways to sign in into your account. Click on any one as you want.
For example:- I clicked on "backup codes" and enter a backup code then click on "next".
Hence after clicking on it , your will successfully logged in into your account.
So guys, that's all for today. I hope you have understand that what is 2-factor authentication and how to setup it for gmail account?
Two factor authentication is very important for all those who are using social accounts. This also reduces the possibility of account being open by someone. So guys share this post to your every friends, relatives who are using social accounts.
Thank you!
