How to Use two-factor authentication in a Sentence

two-factor authentication

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  • Among them: Was it protected by a strong password and any form of two-factor authentication?
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The report also warns if your master password is weak and zings you for not using two-factor authentication.
    — PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The most common form of two-factor authentication — or 2FA — relies on text messages.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Without cell phones, people might not be able to use two-factor authentication to get into email and other accounts.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The same account also failed to activate two-factor authentication, enabling the hackers to gain easy access once the password had been guessed.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Then tap Next Follow the instructions to set up your preferred two-factor authentication (2FA) method.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The company has added fixes like end-to-end encryption of its audio and video and two-factor authentication to address this issue.
    — Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Turning on two-factor authentication for your online accounts can be a pain.
    — Shara Tibken, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • A couple of things piqued my interest specifically: On the call, Mizuhara is asked for two-factor authentication, and the phone number (and email) listed on Ohtani’s account belonged to Mizuhara.
    — Chris Branch, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Google is streamlining the process of setting up two-factor authentication (2FA).
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 May 2024
  • Make sure your online accounts are secured and use two-factor authentication.
    — Sen Nguyen, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • All three touted their security features, like two-factor authentication, and how easy their machines are to use.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Whenever a two-factor authentication code was needed, St. Felix would read it off the victims' phones to Seemungal.
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
  • More often than anyone would like to admit, many are taking shortcuts (reusing passwords, disabling two-factor authentication and so on) to make their lives easier.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • That may mean installing limits to your time on certain apps, setting up two-factor authentication or only consuming news through old-school media sources.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Customers can log in to Amazon using just their devices’ biometrics and start shopping without the need to enter a password or follow through with two-factor authentication (2FA) through email or text.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Things such as a fallback password and/or two-factor authentication codes, even codes that are securely stored off device, for example.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The company also enabled two-factor authentication for all 80 million active Roku accounts, even for users whose information was not part of the breach.
    — Emilia David, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Apple adds that its own support representatives will never send its users a link to a website and ask them to sign in, or to provide your password, device passcode, or two-factor authentication code.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 July 2024
  • The Tapo app supports two-factor authentication, which is optional.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024
  • For example, a hacker might call a company’s help desk, pretending to be an employee, and ask to reset their two-factor authentication.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • For instance, demonstrate how using two-factor authentication can help prevent fraud, making users feel safer and more empowered rather than overwhelmed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Anyone with a social media account on Facebook or Instagram needs to go ahead and turn on two-factor authentication in their privacy settings.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Which is why Microsoft, and other vendors, recommend the use of robust passwords and a password manager along with two-factor authentication as protection, or better still, the use of a passkey.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Another simple way to deter these kinds of attacks is by using two-factor authentication.
    — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In July, Snowflake added a feature so account administrators could make two-factor authentication mandatory for all of their users.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The city has since taken steps to improve its cyber security, including changing passwords and adding two-factor authentication, Gunn said.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Adding two-factor authentication offers an extra layer of protection by requiring both your password and another proof of identity, such as a one-time code sent to your phone, to access your account.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The tips include picking a strong password and not sharing it across platforms, keeping an eye out for malicious software, and using two-factor authentication on Facebook and Instagram accounts.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024
  • Enabling two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025

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