Community
User Guides
Support
Community
Help Forums
English Forum
General
About our Community
General Discussion
News and Feedback
Products
F-Secure Total
F-Secure Internet Security
F-Secure Freedome VPN
F-Secure ID Protection
F-Secure Sense
Other products
Beta programs
Feature Requests
Finnish Forum (Tukifoorumi)
Tuotteet Kotiin
F-Secure Total
F-Secure Internet Security
F-Secure Freedome VPN
F-Secure ID Protection
F-Secure Sense
Muut tietoturvatuotteet
Support Articles
Language
English
Suomi
Deutsch
Français
日本語
Svenska
Dansk
Italiano
Nederlands
Norsk
Polski
中文 (繁體)
Products & Services
F-Secure Total
F-Secure Internet Security / Anti-Virus
F-Secure Freedome VPN
F-Secure Sense
F-Secure ID Protection
Other products
Common topics
User Guides
Support
Login
|
Register
Taking 2-step verification into use in My F-Secure - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p> </p>Taking 2-step verification into use in My F-Secure <p>This topic describes what to do to enable 2-step verification for your My F-Secure account. </p> <p>To be able to use 2-step verification, you need to install an authentication app, such as Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile, on your mobile device. If it's not already installed on your device, you can get it from an app store. </p> <p>2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your My F-Secure account. It ensures that no one can log in as you, even if that person has managed to find out your account password. 2-step verification requires something that only you know (your password) and something that only you have (a unique code). This unique code is generated by you with the mobile authentication app. </p> <p>To take 2-step verification into use: </p> <ol><li> Log in to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.f-secure.com/login">My F-Secure</a> with your username and password. </li> <li> Go to <strong><your name></strong> > <strong>Account settings</strong> and select <strong>F-Secure account settings</strong>. The <em>Account settings</em> window opens. </li> <li> Next to the <strong>2-Step Verification</strong> status, select <strong>Change</strong>. The <em>Turn on 2-Step Verification</em> window opens. </li> <li> Select <strong>Set up</strong>. The <em>Set up 2-Step Verification</em> window opens. </li> <li> If you have not yet installed an authentication app on your device, do it now. </li> <li> Open the authentication app and scan the QR code shown in the <em>Set up 2-Step Verification</em> window. <p><strong>Note:</strong> Instead of scanning the QR code, you can alternatively select the <strong>Show code</strong> link and manually enter the security code shown in the window into the authentication app. As soon as you have scanned or entered the code, your F-Secure account is added to the authentication app and the authentication code is automatically generated. </p> </li> <li> Enter the authentication code into the empty field in the <em>Set up 2-Step Verification</em> window and select <strong>Turn on</strong>. The 2-step verification is now on. </li> <li> The final thing you need to do is to generate and save the so-called recovery codes. These recovery codes serve as backup access to your account if later, when you are trying to log in to your My F-Secure account, you cannot for some reason generate the code with the authentication app. Do one of the following: <ul><li>Select <strong>View current recovery codes</strong> to view the codes in your web browser. </li> <li>Select <strong>Download recovery codes as as a text file</strong>. The codes are downloaded on your computer as a <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">.txt</code> file. Go to your <strong>Downloads</strong> folder, and save your codes in a safe place. </li> <li>Select <strong>Generate new recovery codes</strong> > <strong>Generate</strong> to create a new set of recovery codes. <br><strong>Note:</strong> When you generate new recovery codes, the previously generated codes will no longer work. Remember to save the new codes. </li> </ul><p><strong>Important:</strong> Keep these codes safe and make sure that only you can access them. You can only use each code once and in the order that they are listed. </p> </li> </ol> </article> </main>
