{"id":101156,"date":"2018-05-24T12:52:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T12:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=101156"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:28:14","slug":"how-to-set-up-two-factor-authentication-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-set-up-two-factor-authentication-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up two-factor authentication on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-factor authorization adds a much-needed extra layer of security in today\u2019s ever-turbulent digital age. It adds an extra way of proving who you are should you access your online accounts in an unusual way. If you log in on a friend\u2019s device, for example, or from an internet caf\u00e9, you\u2019ll be prompted to authorize access to your account using a predefined method. Should your password be compromised, your account needn\u2019t be, and because of this two-factor authorization is recommended by every security expert who is good at their job.<\/p>\n

Facebook wants to make it easier for you to set up two-factor authorization on your Facebook account, so let\u2019s have a look at how to do it now.<\/p>\n

Until now, you\u2019ve had to give Facebook your phone number to activate two-factor authorization, which itself comes with certain security implications. Now, however, you can use a third-party authentication app such as Okta or Google Authenticator. These apps generate instant verification codes that can then be used to authenticate who you are.<\/p>\n

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How to set up two-step authorization on Facebook<\/h2>\n

On top of this new feature, Facebook has added a simple step-by-step walkthrough guide that will get you set up with two-factor authorization. All you have to do is go to Settings<\/strong> in the Facebook app or on the desktop version. From there click on Security and Login<\/strong> and towards the bottom of the screen, you\u2019ll find the Use two-factor authorization<\/strong> option. After that simply click Get Started<\/strong> and Facebook will walk you through the rest.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t recommend enough that you activate two-factor authorization and take advantage of this new, easy to use security profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-factor authorization adds a much-needed extra layer of security in today\u2019s ever-turbulent digital age. It adds an extra way of proving who you are should you access your online accounts in an unusual way. If you log in on a friend\u2019s device, for example, or from an internet caf\u00e9, you\u2019ll be prompted to authorize access … Continue reading “How to set up two-factor authentication on Facebook”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9073,"featured_media":101157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2353,1059,1027,1035],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-101156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfacebook","tag-facebook","tag-security","tag-social-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327949,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101156\/revisions\/327949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101156"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=101156"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=101156"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=101156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}