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Overview

By the end of this article, you will have turned on two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Code Guard account, so that each login also requires a one-time verification token. Two-factor authentication is a form of multi-factor authentication (MFA). The sections below define two-factor authentication and walk through four setup steps: opening your account security settings, entering your two-factor settings, verifying your phone, and finishing setup.

What is two-factor authentication?

Two-factor authentication is a popular security feature among security-conscious professionals that makes it harder for malicious users to access your account. After enabling two-factor authentication, you will need to enter a verification token every time you log in on top of entering your normal username and password. 

Steps to enable two-factor authentication

Step 1: Open your account security settings

First, hover your mouse over the button that says "Settings" in the top-right corner of your screen. Then click on the "Security" option. This will bring you to your account Security Settings page. 
 
Figure 1: Opening the account Security Settings page from the Settings menu in the top-right corner.

 
To enable two-factor authentication, simply click on the link that says "Enable two-factor authentication" at the top of the page. This will start the two-factor authorization setup process. 

Figure 2: Selecting the Enable two-factor authentication link at the top of the Security Settings page.

Step 2: Enter your two-factor settings

Begin by telling us what country you are from, and what mobile phone number you would like us to send verification tokens to. We also require you to enter your CodeGuard account password for security. When you are done simply click the "Submit" button. 

Figure 3: Entering your country, mobile number, and CodeGuard password on the two-factor settings form.

Step 3: Verify your phone

Immediately following step 2 you will receive a text message from us that includes your unique verification token. The service that we use to provide two-factor authentication is called Authy, and you may receive a text message from them prompting you to download the Authy app. Downloading the Authy app is optional, and you do not need to do so in order to enable two-factor authentication with us. The choice is yours. 
 
 

Figure 4: The verification screen where you enter the token sent to your mobile phone.

Step 4: Finish setup

Enter your CodeGuard token into the form, and then click "Submit". 
 
 

Figure 5: Submitting your CodeGuard token to finish enabling two-factor authentication.

Confirm it worked

Success!  You are done enabling two-factor authentication with CodeGuard.

While we encourage our users to enable this feature if they can, it is optional, and at any time one can disable the feature by visiting the account Security Settings page.

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