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Two-Factor Authentication

2FA, backup codes and trusted devices

Turning 2FA on

Two-factor authentication adds a six-digit code from your phone to every sign-in. It uses standard TOTP, so any authenticator app works: Google Authenticator, Aegis, 1Password, Bitwarden.

  1. Go to Settings → Security → Two-Factor Authentication
  2. Press Enable MFA
  3. Reveal the QR code and scan it with your authenticator app, or copy the secret by hand
  4. Type the six-digit code the app shows to confirm it
  5. Save the backup codes you are given

The QR code is deliberately blurred until you press to reveal it: you are usually setting this up somewhere other people can see your screen.

Backup codes

You are shown a set of one-time codes when 2FA is enabled. Each works once, in place of your authenticator.

Trusted devices

Check Remember this device during a 2FA prompt and that browser skips the code for 30 days. Settings → Security lists every device you have trusted, with the option to remove any of them: removing one means the next sign-in from it asks for a code again.

The trust is stored in that browser only. Clearing site data, or signing out, drops it.

Turning it off

Settings → Security → Disable MFA. If you started enabling 2FA and never finished, the same card shows a Continue Setup button rather than leaving you stuck halfway.

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