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  2. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    6. Scan the QR code using your authenticator app. 7. Click Continue. 8. Enter the code shown in your authenticator app. 9. Click Done. Sign in with 2-step for authenticator app. 1. Sign in to your AOL account with your password. 2. Enter the verification code shown in your authenticator app. 3. Click Verify.

  3. Why am I asked to verify my account after signing in?

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    You may be prompted to get a verification code at your recovery phone number or recovery email address for any of the following reasons:

  4. Multi-factor authentication - Wikipedia

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    Multi-factor authentication (MFA; two-factor authentication, or 2FA, along with similar terms) is an electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism.

  5. What's a six-digit verification code — and why you should ...

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    Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For example, you might get a text message or email with a six ...

  6. Help:Two-factor authentication - Wikipedia

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    Go to Special:Manage Two-factor authentication. Click "Enable" next to "TOTP (one-time token)", and log in with your username and password. The recommended authentication method is to scan a QR code in the app. In "Step 2" of the setup page, there is a box with a pattern which you have to point your device's camera toward.

  7. Secure your AOL account

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    • Use a strong password and change it regularly - Create a strong password to minimize the risk of unauthorized account access. • Add another level of security - Turn on two-step verification and get sent a security code when someone logs in from an unfamiliar device or location.

  8. Account verification - Wikipedia

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    According to Facebook, there are two reasons that a person would be asked to send a scan of or photograph of an ID to Facebook: to show account ownership and to confirm their name. [23] In January 2018, Facebook purchased Confirm.io, [24] a startup that was advancing technologies to verify the authenticity of identification documentation.

  9. Tech support: What is two-factor authentication and how to ...

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    -Yeah. 2-factor authentication is kind of an extra layer of security. Now, the reason why we bring it up is because the colonial pipeline attack was actually partly responsible, or part of the ...