Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The Rundown
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A good password is a start, but is not sufficient for protecting important ac-
counts like your email.
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Two-factor authentication doubles up on security and makes it nearly im-
possible for people without physical access to your devices to get into your
accounts.
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Google Authenticator app can hold all of your two-factor services and auto-
matically refresh the code while you have the app open.
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As long as you carry your phone around with you, it's simply a matter of in-
putting one extra code to log in.
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You can optionally make a device verified for log in so that you don't need
to reenter the code on that device, but remember that anyone who gets phys-
ical access to those devices won't be prompted for the code either.
