How To Enable Two-Factor Authentication On Facebook

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You should enable two-factor authentication on Facebook as soon as possible.

When there’re tons of villains out there who never stop keeping their prying eyes on our data and private stuff, the two-factor authentication appears to be an important security layer to protect users. Frankly speaking, if you’re a Facebook user, you should take advantage of this feature to tone up your privacy as soon as possible.

You should turn on this extra security layer as soon as possible.

Once you’ve enabled the two-factor authentication, you’ll have to enter a login code sent to your device whenever the system recognizes a strange log-in session from undetected devices. Also, you can get notifications about these incidents as an extra alert.

How to activate two-factor authentication

Step 1: Head to the Settings menu on Facebook, then find the “Security and Login” section.

Step 2: Scroll down and find the “Two-factor Authentication”, and click on “Use two-factor authentication”.

On desktop version.

On the Facebook app.

Step 3: Right there, you’ll see two security methods, including Authentication App and Text Message (SMS). Facebook gives a short explanation about each method, and recommend you to use the Authentication App for the extra authentication.

Facebook will ask you to select a security method.

  • Authentication App: You will use a third-party app like Google Authenticator to generate codes for verification (and to avoid some types of SIM-based misuse).
  • Text Message (SMS): This is the traditional method. Basically, you’ll receive a verification code sent to your mobile phone.

Step 4: After enabling the two-factor authentication, users can set up a few extra options, such as automatic approval for a login attempt from a recognized device and generating recovery codes (these codes will be used as authentication codes).

You can get recovery codes for later use.

The two-factor authentication comes with a lot of benefits. By using it, the probability of being impersonated can decline significantly, fostering the overall safety of users and sensitive information.

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