Enable additional Security layer for Logging into: Google, Facebook and Twitter

How to keep your Accounts safe



Updated for 2024

The most important part is to secure your .
There is an additional security step to certify your login. Known as “2-Step Authentication”, now Multi-Factor Authentication.

Let us go through the steps how enable them, before that you have to download the  app as mentioned below.

2-step from 2013


Download
-> “Authenticator” app from Google Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&pcampaignid=web_share

Google authenticator app


Google:

Login into account:

Img: Google Account Tab

-> Select “MY Account”
-> Under “Sign-in & Security”
-> Under “Signing in to Google” -> Under “Password & sign-in method”
-> Select “2-Step Verification” -> Click to enable them and flow through the steps provided.
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.

Image 2017




2024 Multi-Factor Authentication:


2024 image

2024: 2-Step Verification Settings


2024: 2-step menu

2024: Enhanced Browsing 



2024 Dark web report

Enable the Dark web report to get info on any data breaches.

Data breach results




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Facebook:

Login into Account
-> Select “Settings” -> under “Security and Login” -> Under “Setting Up Extra Security”
-> Select “Use two-factor authentication”
-> Under “Code Generator”
-> Select “Set up a third party app to generate codes”
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.
Authenticator app

2024 FB Sign in approval notifications


2024: FB account setup menu






2024 FB 2-step


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Twitter:

Login into Account
-> Select “Settings and Privacy”
-> Under Security -> “Select a code generator app”, follow the steps as followed.
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.


2024: Twitter [ X ] Account Menu 


2024: 2-Step Menu



#Initial Published on 16 May 2017





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