2FA adds an extra layer of security to your user account as it requires an extra confirmation code before entering the Twixl platform.
What is 2FA?
Two-Factor Authentication (also known as 2FA) is about an extra layer of security. It requires not only a password and a username but also something else. In other words: it is the authentication process where two of the three possible factors of authentication are combined.
The possible factors of authentication are:
- Something the user knows (e.g.: a password, PIN code, an answer to a secret question, ...).
- Something the user has. (e.g.: a token, a mobile phone, a USB, ...).
- Something the user is (e.g.: face or voice recognition, fingerprint, ...).
For internet security, the most common used combination is: 1 + 2. And that's what we use on the Twixl platform.
How to activate 2FA?
- Login on the Twixl platform
- Go to your User-account and click on your Username in the menu.
- Select the first item in that Dropdown-menu: Logged in as:
username. - Select Two-Factor Authentication.
- Follow the instructions!
Suggested 2FA-apps
GOOD TO KNOW:
- A good password remains important. It's your first and most important layer of security. Don't neglect it!
- Activating 2FA on the Twixl platform is not a requirement, but we strongly advise you to do so.
- 2FA cannot be activated for all users at once (for the same Account). Activating 2FA is initiated by the user.
- You should think about activating 2FA on other (non-Twixl) accounts as well. The more accounts have a better security, the less chance you have in creating a chain reaction when an important account is compromised.
Security is the responsibility of both service providers and users!