Should I turn on two-factor authentication?
The short answer
Yes. Start with your domain registrar, your hosting or website builder, your email and your payment accounts. Two-factor authentication means a stolen password alone isn’t enough to get in. Use an authenticator app or a passkey where offered rather than text messages, and keep the backup codes somewhere safe.
Most website takeovers start with a password that was reused or phished. A second step, such as a code from an app, a passkey or a security key, stops most of these attacks.
- Authenticator apps and passkeys are safer than text-message codes, which can be intercepted.
- Backup codes let you in if you lose your phone. Store them in your password manager or somewhere offline.
- Shared accounts make two-factor authentication awkward. Give each person their own login instead.
Words used here
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- A second check when you log in — usually a code from your phone. It stops most account takeovers. Turn it on for every provider.
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