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Sign in and go to the AOL Account security page.; Under "2-Step Verification," click Turn on.; Click Security Key.; Follow the onscreen steps to add your Security Key. Add additional recovery methods in case your Security Key is lost.
Add an extra security step to sign into your account with 2-step verification. Find out how to turn on 2-step verification and receive a verification code, and how to turn off 2-step verification if you need to.
If there's something unusual about your sign in or recent activity, we'll ask you to go through another verification step after you've entered the correct password.
Hardware authentication security keys. 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.
Authorization hold (also card authorization, preauthorization, or preauth) is a service offered by credit and debit card providers whereby the provider puts a hold of the amount approved by the cardholder, reducing the balance of available funds until the merchant clears the transaction (also called settlement), after the transaction is completed or aborted, or because the hold expires.
Physical card transactions already commonly have what could be termed strong customer authentication in the EU (Chip and PIN), but this has not generally been true for Internet transactions across the EU prior to the implementation of the requirement, [1] and many contactless card payments do not use a second authentication factor.
Opinion: Think of your account password and the verification code as working together, similar to a doorknob lock and a deadbolt.
If you use a 3rd-party email app to access your AOL Mail account, you may need a special code to give that app permission to access your AOL account. Learn how to create and delete app passwords.