I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...

Do you receive login security codes for your online accounts via text message? These are the six- or seven-digit numbers sent ...

The purpose of this form is to request a status update on a request you have already submitted to the Authentication Services Section at Global Affairs Canada and which has not yet been processed. If ...

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Google has long offered SMS as an option to receive two-factor authentication codes for Gmail. However, there are risks associated with it. Criminals can easily intercept SMS verification and make ...

Google is shaking up its two-factor authentication system in Gmail. In an exchange with Forbes, a Google spokesperson confirmed that the company is working on ditching SMS text messages as a form ...