The second security feature is called
Two-Factor Authentication, arguably the best way to keep any internet sign-in you have secure.
here’s been a lot of security issues popping up on the internet lately such as password leaks.
Two-step verification or two-step authentication is a method of confirming a user's claimed identity by utilizing something they know (password) and a second factor other than something they have or something they are.
An example of a second step is the user repeating back something that was sent to them through an out-of-band mechanism.
Or, the second step might be a six digit number generated by an app that is common to the user and the authentication system.
If you’ve claimed your account with an email and verified it, your account is protected automatically with our IP Location Lock.
Furthermore, to make your account effectively impenetrable, you should also enable Two-Factor Authorization.
Read on for a quick explanation of how each of these features protect your account (plus some password tips at the bottom of this post).
The use of multiple authentication factors to prove one's identity is based on the premise that an unauthorized actor is unlikely to be able to supply the factors required for access.
If, in an authentication attempt, at least one of the components is missing or supplied incorrectly, the user's identity is not established with sufficient certainty and access to the asset (e.g., a building, or data) being protected by multi-factor authentication then remains blocked.
The authentication factors of a multi-factor authentication scheme may include:
some physical object in the possession of the user, such as a USB stick with a secret token, a bank card, a key, etc.
some secret known to the user, such as a password, PIN, TAN, etc.
some physical characteristic of the user (biometrics), such as a fingerprint, eye iris, voice, typing speed, pattern in key press intervals, etc.
Somewhere you are, such as connection to a specific computing network or utilizing a GPS signal to identify the location.
Many multi-factor authentication vendors offer mobile
phone-based authentication.
