Questions tagged [multi-factor-auth]
Often just MFA, a security measure that requires a user to provide multiple pieces of evidence of identity (factors) such as: knowledge (something the user knows); possession (something the user has) and inherence (something the user is). Use this tag for 2FA (two factor authentication) as well as when more than two factors are involved.
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How to activate TOTP without phone number?
How can TOTP 2FA be activated on a Google account without first activating SMS 2FA, and therefore entering a phone number?
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Replace old Authenticator option in my Google account [duplicate]
This question is different from the suggested duplicate, How do I recover my Google (or Gmail) account, password, or username? That question was about recovering a Google account. My question is ...
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How can I stay logged into two different Discord accounts simultaneously without requiring two unique phone numbers? [closed]
I have two separate Discord accounts, and I want to be logged into both of them at the same time. We'll call them "Account A", and "Account B".
I have tried logging into Account A ...
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Get Gmail 2FA text verification code instead of starting YouTube app on phone?
This question is not about using the YouTube phone app or about the app at all. It is about general login to one's Gmail account via a desktop browser, and avoiding Google's use of the YouTube app on ...
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Disable Google 2FA when authenticator is lost [duplicate]
I have a Google account where I have set up 2 step verification, with a phone number and Google Authenticator.
However, recently, I have lost the TOTP details used for the "Google Authenticator&...
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How to add Google Authenticator (TOTP) to a Google account? [duplicate]
I'd like to 2FA with Google Authenticator to my Google account using the account settings page, but when I want to add 2FA, Google only offers adding an U2F security token for 2FA but provides no TOTP ...
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Google allows to sign in using SMS, but requires only Authenticator while accessing 2-step verification settings [duplicate]
I have several 2-step verification options in the account, including Authenticator and SMS. Authenticator is lost. On signing-in I can successfully use SMS, but when I try to access the 2-step ...
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My university email uses Outlook (Office365) and has Two-Factor Authentication, and I want to use Gmail interface via SMTP. How do enable this? [closed]
I used to be able to use my Outlook (Office 365) email on Gmail by doing the simple SMTP settings, like the one illustrated here. However, my university recently had Two-Factor Authentication, so the ...
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How to use HOTP 2-FA (e.g. Google Authenticator) for a Google account? [duplicate]
I recently created a secondary Google account and wish to enable Two Factor Authentication using standard HOTP, such as Google Authenticator.
However when I go to my account's security settings, 2-...
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Google 2FA Keeps Asking for Additional Steps - Any Fix?
I have a google account with app based 2fa setup
Sometimes when i sign in, it asks me to verify via SMS as well after verifying with the google authenticator code.
or it asks me to confirm the ...
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Instagram account hacked, two factor authentication set up by hacker
Apologies if I’m not posting this in the appropriate community.
Recently my sister’s email account was hacked and the hacker gained access to her Instagram account. We have gotten back into her email ...
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Is OTP code 2-step verification no longer supported for Google account?
I tried to enable 2-step verification on a new Google account. I wanted to use OTP (e.g., Google Authenticator) as before, but I could not find such options. All I could find were
How do you want to ...
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How can I access my Google account while overseas?
I received an email from Google today that says, starting 6 days from now, after I enter my password I'll need to complete a second step on my phone to log in.
The problem is that I'm overseas, so I ...
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How to add trusted devices to Google two-step verification?
Google provides instructions for how to add a device to its two-step verification.
Add trusted computers and devices
Sign in on a computer or device you trust.
When you enter a verification code, ...
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What is an account verification method suitable for a Gmail account used by more than one person?
Like many people, I have created a Gmail account that is used by a not-for-profit group I am associated with. I need to access this account regularly (even though most incoming mail is bounced ...
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Disable Google account additional security
Google forces me to verify my account on second device when is identified attempt to login from new location with message below
This device isn't recognized. For your security, Google wants to make ...
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How to change method of Google 2-factor authentication?
I used to have a reasonable system:
log into Google web account
get a push sent to my Google app (iOS) that required me to hit "Yes this is me"
I had the Google authenticator app installed ...
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How can I allow a second person to login to a Gmail account with two step verification turned on?
I want to have a trusted coworker access an email account that has two step verification turned on. How can I have him access Gmail without going through the actual verification on my phone? (I have ...
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How to use Gmail's "Send mail as" feature when SMTP server requires 2 factor authentication
I used to use the "send mail as" feature so I could use the gmail interface for my work emails instead of outlook. My workplace has now mandated 2-factor authentication for their single-sign on, so ...
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How can I set up Google Authenticator (TOTP) for 2-step verification on my Google account?
I want to set up a TOTP tool like Authy (or Google Authenticator, 1Password's TOTP support, etc) on my Google account, which works the same way as Google Authenticator.
However, I can no longer find ...
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Change Google 2FA app from Gmail to another on iOS?
When logging into a Google service on the web with 2FA enabled, Google will prompt you to go to the Gmail app on the iPhone to confirm the login.
If you delete the Gmail app, it will still prompt you ...
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How can I re-enable MFA challenges when I login?
I enabled MFA on my Google account because I wanted to protect it. Every time I logged-in, Google tried to get me to "Don't ask again on this device", and I un-checked the checkbox every single time (...
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Enabling 2FA on a Google Account, how to get TOTP secret?
I am trying to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on a Google account, but I'm running into a dead end trying to activate it.
I'm using an up-to-date Firefox browser.
When I try to enable 2FA, ...
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How to bypass Google login verification screen?
I can't use my phone, and I'd much rather "let it be a hacker". What do I do?
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When enforcing 2 factor authentication, what happens to accounts who don't have 2FA enabled?
I'm about to enforce 2 factor authentication for all g suite accounts - what happens if I enforce it and some users didn't enable it for their accounts yet? Will they be unable to log in or do they ...
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2FA code Tumblr not sent?
Since September, Tumblr does not send me the 2FA code any more. So I can't login any more to my account and the Tumblr support does not answer to any of my messages.
Has someone a solution to this ...
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How to enable two factor authentication in Office 365?
The two factor authentication option cannot be found when the settings button has been clicked.
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Gmail IMAP telling me to "please log in using your web browser"
I've started using an organizational Gmail account (i.e. [email protected] where myorg has a Google Applications subscription or whatever it is they call it).
Now, I can log in via the web and read my ...
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How can I make LastPass trust a device for more than 30 days?
When two-factor authentication is enabled in LastPass, there is an option when logging in to trust my current device for 30 days:
I appreciate the security benefit of two-factor authentication, ...
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Tumblr won't send 2FA code, so I can't login to my account
I've had a Tumblr account setup and running since about 2012. When they brought out 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) I enabled it on my account (I believe this was some time in 2014). 2FA via SMS worked ...
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How can I tell which Google account generated a 2 factor auto text triggered by a 3rd party hacker?
I just got a 2 factor auto code sent to my phone, which means someone is trying to login to one my Google accounts, but I don't know which one as I have my phone setup as the 2 factor auto number for ...
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How do I use my IFTTT backup code to get access to my account?
When I enabled two-step verification, they told me that the backup code is important:
Keep your backup code in a safe place! If you lose access to your
phone, this backup code will be necessary ...
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Getting 2-factor Gmail authentication code from USA mobile number [duplicate]
I have been facing a serious problem for many months. Usually I get a 2-factor authentication code from 51501 when I am supposed to log into Gmail. But for months I am getting a code from a USA-based ...
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Getting 2-factor Gmail authentication code from Sweden mobile number
I have been facing a serious problem for many months. Usually I get a 2-factor authentication code from 51501 when I am supposed to log into Gmail. But for months I am getting a code from a Sweden-...
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How do I automatically sign out of Gmail but keep my two-factor authentication remembering my computer between browser sessions?
I use Gmail's two-factor authentication (with Firefox). I would like it to remember certain trusted computers (across browser sessions) so that I don't have to use it every time I log into Gmail on ...
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Still have access to Google account, but lost two factor authentication device
Immigrated, forgot to turn off two factor authentication, changed SIM. Still have access to my account via laptop, and phone. All working fine. Got new phone. When attempting to use a SMS sent to ...
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How to activate 2-Factor Authorization with authenticator for a Google account?
When I want to add 2FA with the Google authenticator, Google always want to add 2FA with Phone verification instead.
I Googled it and all articles are mentioning the same URL, which asks for a phone ...
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Google 2FA: I only received the first verification code, no further codes
I've set up 2 step verification on my Google account using the SMS option. I received an initial verification code immediately, which I used to confirm turning it on. So far, everything worked ...
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Set up 2 factor authentication for Gmail but NOT Google Calendar?
I'm using YouCanBook.me and enabling 2FA seems to have broken it.
Is there a way to set up 2 factor authentication for Gmail but not for my Google Calendar?
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What does a very long Google verification code mean?
I just received a mostly usual SMS starting with "Your Google verification code is...". Only mostly, however, because:
I definitely didn't attempt a new sign in with Google in the last hour.
I have ...
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Reset or remove Gmail 2FA setting from specific computer
I accidentally checked (or did not uncheck) the "Do not ask for 2FA on this PC again" field when I logged into Gmail on a PC that isn't mine.
Is there any way to reset this setting? I looked around ...
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Trust a device for more then 30 days in Google Two-Factor Authentication
When I log on to my Google account and have to enter a two-factor code, I get an option to trust this device for 30 days:
Some time ago, this option trusted the device permanently - which is a lot ...
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Options for 2nd Factor using corporate Gmail?
I'm working from a corporate account. The company uses Google's services. The account is only password protected. I use Opera when accessing this account.
I have a personal, throwaway Gmail account ...
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Why should I use the Google Authenticator app instead of SMS?
I use Google's two-factor authentication, because I know that access to my email account is the skeleton key to all my other accounts.
And... it's pretty annoying - I'm frequently swapping computers ...
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Can't set up 2 step authentication on a Google Apps for Business account
I'm having issues setting up 2 step authentication on a Google Apps user account. I've gone to the settings page and normally under the password tile there is the option to setup 2 step auth, but when ...
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Using “Google 2 Step Verification” while on vacation
I'm using Google 2-Step Verification and I'm about to go for vacation. My biggest concern is that I will not have my phone with me and therefor will not be able to receive texts with code whenever I'd ...
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2-step Authentication Facebook
I tried the 2-step authentication with Android's Authenticator app. It worked well, but then I removed the Facebook account from the Authenticator app and now I can't set it up again. Every time I try ...
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Change Bitbucket login from username / password to login with Google
I've got a Bitbucket account I setup using a username / password. At the moment Bitbucket doesn't allow you to have 2-step authentication on your account, so I want to change my Bitbucket login to be ...
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How do I turn on Twitter's two-factor authentication for multiple accounts and one mobile phone?
I want to turn on two-factor authentication for the multiple Twitter accounts I manage. I want to enable Send login verification requests to the Twitter app.
However Twitter requires a unique cell ...
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Can you enable two-step auth on a custom domain using gmail?
I want to use a custom domain name for my e-mail, while still using gmail. So for instance [[email protected]].
However, I don't see an option to enable two-step authentication this way. I'm using the ...
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