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Set up two-factor authentication

Set up two-factor authentication

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Set up two-factor authentication

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- [Instructor] Two factor authentication is not a popular option, but it is, without a doubt, the most secure option for protecting your data. The two factors are often thought of as something you know, like a password, and something you have, like a phone number or email address. What you know is the same each time. What you have is new each time. If you have an Apple ID account and a mobile device then you should be using two factor authentication. Let's take a look at how to set it up for iOS use. Back at our device we have the familiar one badge in the Settings. So we're going to select Settings. That one badge is two factor authentication. Just below our account name we see Turn On Two-Factor Authentication. Select that. Here we have a short descriptor as to what two factor authentication is. We have the option to Turn It On, Learn More, or Not Now. We're going to go ahead and select Turn It On. It asks for a phone number so that we can verify. I'm going to enter the phone number…

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