What to expect in this Chapter:
> Setting up 2-factor authentication (otherwise known as 2-step verification)
> What are security keys, how do get them and how to use them
> Getting verification codes from your phone
> How to get to 2-step-verification after setup
Changing your password regularly is a good way of securing access to your account, but remembering hundreds of passwords, constantly changing, can be a headache. Google’s two-step verification can be an elegant solution to this for access to their website. However, for really strong security, using both a good password and two-factor authentication is a great choice.
2-step verification/authentication is an extra step to make sure that access to your information, files and folders is restricted to you. Instead of relying just on a password (which might be acquired through nefarious means by hackers), a second device is used which you always have on you such as a phone, tablet computer or key ring. Any would-be infiltrator, bent on your destruction would need to have your password AND your phone to gain access to your account.