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From the article: "if you use Gmail, please use Google’s new “two-step verification” system. .... This is not an airtight solution, but it can thwart nearly all
by Matt_Cutts 15y ago
From the article: "if you use Gmail, please use Google’s new “two-step verification” system. .... This is not an airtight solution, but it can thwart nearly all of the remote attacks that affect Gmail thousands of times a day."
Here's more information: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=1056283&topic=1056284 http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/static.py?page=gu...
This additional protection will radically improve the security of your account against hijacking.
- palish 15y agoYes! I have been using this for <longer than memory> and it's been fantastic. Each time I'm prompted for verification, the Google text message arrives nearly instantaneously. The verificaion code is only 6 digits long, which is just short enough to be memorized long enough to type into the box without re-looking.
- tomahhy 15y agoWhat happens if i change my phone number? Whats the process when i do that?
- StavrosK 15y agoI only use the SMS option very, very rarely. Usually I use the authenticator Android/iPhone app.