Today on Dotto Tech, we’ll look at the Google Authenticator utility, which allows us to run two-factor authentication using our smartphones or tablets as our second factor of authentication, allowing us to log into online services with greater security. This Is Current, And It Is A Very Important Tool For You To Learn. How are you doing today, Anddonald Tech? At Anddonald Tech, we make technology simple so you can do more. Today’s topic is Google Authenticator, which is a tool that allows us to do a lot more. Managing Two-Factor Authentication Effectively I’ll say it again: I’ll repeat two. Factor Authentication Is Simply A Way To Better Protect Our Online Privacy And Security By Requiring Two Different Credentials To Sign In To Online Accounts. You enter your username and password online, but the site allows you to log in first. They usually requested verification in the form of a text message. To Your Phone Or Some Other Form Of Communication That Only You Can Have Because Only You Have The Device Necessary For The Second Factor, Which Is Usually Your Smartphone You Can Now Generate Passwords Automatically Using A Tool Like Google Authenticator These Codes mean that the site you’re talking to, or the site you’re signing into, doesn’t have to send you a code in the form of a text message in order for you to enter the site. Instead, you can use your smartphone to generate the code automatically. This accomplishes a number of goals for you. One, it eliminates the need for you to share your phone number with whatever site you’re signing into, which is a big deal, but it also allows you to access your account even when you’re not online with your smartphone, which is even bigger. So let’s get started and I’ll show you how everything fits together. I’m going to get things started. I’m going to show you how to use the Authenticator App on my smartphone. You can download it and it will work the same way whether you are using Windows or Mac. If you’re using an Android or iOS device, the Authenticator app will work on any tablet. And it works on any mobile device, so you can use it on your tablet or smartphone. Now, the Authenticator App Is Almost Pedestrian In Its Appearance, This Is How It Appearance. When You Go To Sign Up For A New Account

You will then select the account sign in information from the Authenticator App that you have, which is constantly changing. You can see how it has turned red, is timing out, and is now changing the sequence. It’s changing the numbers you’ll need to access whatever accounts it’s signed up for. Now, allow me to walk you through the process of configuring Authenticator, which is extremely simple. You begin by logging into the account for which you want to enable two-factor authentication. If it supports two-factor authentication, such as my Stripe account, you can enable two-factor authentication and ask for it. It uses the vastly underutilized QR code to pair your authenticator device with your account. All you have to do is open the Authenticatorapp, tell it you want to add a site, highlight the site, or use a camera to focus on the QR code, and it will add it automatically. Inventories That’s it, it’s finished; now the QR codes on my smartphone are constantly changing, and they’re linked to my Stripe account. Now, if you have several devices that you want to use, If you want to use our Authenticator on your tablet as well as your phone before closing this window, you would use your tablet and capture it, then use the same QR code to sync that device, and then all of your devices will be in sync. So now, when you go to sign in, you see the, you see the process, they send you an, they ask you a series of questions. What Authenticator Key Do You Have? You enter that number into the account by typing it in. It Isn't A 100 Percent I don't even try to make it perfect. There are probably still some out there. Ways That Hackers Can Get Past This Level Of Security, But We Don’t Have Any Better At Level Of Security That We Can Use Typically Speaking, We Don’t Have Any Better At Level Of Security That We Can Use As a result, I strongly advise you to do so. Now, why is it necessary to do so?

This on all of our accounts? One of the things that just happened recently is Facebook; of course, I had a recent breach, and this is something that has made me unbelievably angry. Not only did Facebook suffer a security breach in which 50 million accounts were compromised, but in light of the recent events, As a result of what we’ve learned, I’m going to go into my Facebook settings and change my account over right now. We discovered in the, in the kind of follow-up from this, that Facebook has been sharing or using our phone numbers for marketing purposes. The Phone Numbers We Use For Two-Step Verification So here’s what they have to say.

They and we both encourage the use of two-factor authentication. They’ve Been Taking In Marketing To Us, Using The Phone Number That We Shared With Them, and I’m Going To Go In And Edit Mine Right Now. That is completely disingenuous to me, and it has once again betrayed my trust and lowered my confidence. Linked to Facebook So, let us begin. Before we finish, let’s set up Authenticator as an app for us, and I’ll add an Authenticator app as well. I’m going to put it on my phone right now. , The Scan Barcode Appearance, And I Am A Boat Please add my Facebook page.

Please create an account here. Next, enter the Confirmation Code, which I also have right here. Eight, three, five, three, and six are the numbers. Oh, I’m afraid I missed it. I just got it in on time, so that’s good. Okay, that’s it. Because Things Have Changed Here So, that's it for now. , The Important Thing Is To Use Google Authenticator Or Another Good Authenticator App To Enable Two-Factor Authentication. Protect your security and your privacy. As much as you can, End of Part Two The Use Of Factor Authentication Is An Excellent First Step Now, before we wrap things up for the day, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Particularly welcome are your comments in the comments section below. I’d like to hear your thoughts on Facebook marketing to us using our phone numbers. Take advantage of the situation and vent a little. I enjoy reading your suggestions and comments. So, please leave a comment below. Every single one is read by me. If you like this video, please like it and share it with your friends or coworkers who might find it useful, and I’ll make sure you’ve subscribed and hit the subscribe button. That Bell of Notification Also, if you have the time, take a look at some of our other videos over there. Until the Next Time Steve Dotto here. Have a good time It’s pouring outside.

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