How to enable the 2 factor authentication to sign in?
Problem
When I sign in to my OnePass account, I would like to have an extra layer of security to protect my account. How can I enable the 2 factor authentication?
Solution
To a activate the 2 factor authentication to sign in to OnePass, you have to:
- Log in to your OnePass account.
- Navigate to the “Account Settings” page by clicking on your avatar on the upper right corner of the screen.
- Click on the “Security” option.
- Go to the “Two-factor authentication” section and click on the “Setup two-factor authentication” button,
- Click the black “Turn on” button to the right of the status of this feature.
For the second steps, email will be activated by default to deliver one-time codes to your primary email but, you can also activate the Autheticator App. For that:
- Click the black set-up button and scan the QR code with the Google Authenticator app,
- The app will produce a code,
- Include it under the QR and click on the yellow “Activate” account.
Notes
It’s possible to deactivate the two-factor authentication at any point by clicking the “Turn-off” button to the right of the status of this feature (at the upper area of this page).