Friday, October 19, 2018

How to Secure the Facebook Account with Two-Factor Authentication.

How to Secure the Facebook Account:

Recently, about 5 million Facebook accounts have been hacked. It has become necessary that now necessary steps should be taken to protect the Facebook account. By activating two-factor authentication on the Facebook account, you can keep your account secure. Through two-factor authentication, you can increase the security level of your account. This reduces the chance of hacking your account very much. Here we are telling you how you can secure your Facebook account by activating two-factor authentication.

1. Login to your Facebook account first.

2. Go to 'Settings' and click on Inverted Triangle on the top right corner.

3. Now click on 'Security and Login'.

4. In 'Security and login' you will find options like 'Change password' and 'Login with your Profile picture'. Below them, you will see the option of 'Two-factor authentication'.


5. Then click on 'Two-factor authentication'
Now you have two ways to turn on two-factor authentication. First, you can do with the 'Text message' option. In addition, you can do this by using the Google Authenticator or the Duo Mobile app.

With the help of 'Text message':

1. When you choose the option of 'Text Message', a 6 digit code is sent to your registered mobile number and then you are asked to enter that code to verify it.

2. Enter that code which you received on your phone.

3. After, this you will receive a message that will confirm that your two-factor authentication has been turned on.

With the help of an authentication app:

1. If you have not registered your mobile number or you do not want to use the first option 'text message' then you have another way. For this, first of all, install an authentication app.

2. Now scan the QR code on the screen or enter the code appearing on your authentication app.

3. After this, you will get a new code on your app. Enter the code when the code is requested. Your two-factor authentication has now been activated.

This was all about how to secure Facebook account with two-factor authentication. I hope that you had got this all. If you still have any question you can ask by commenting below.

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