[Guide] How to Enable 2FA using Google Authenticator or Any Authenticator!

[DdmrDdmr]

Being 2FA a great enhancement in security, one needs to consider the security features related to the 2FA itself. Google Authenticator is typically installed on your phone or table, and the account is tied to a single device.  If you lose the device or it is damaged, you had better have your backup codes handy, otherwise you are going to be in deep trouble to access the accounts you’ve tied the 2FA to, and will need to be stressed-out contacting customer support of exchanges and so on. Switching devices is also non-trivial.

Authy on the other hand is multi-device (even desktops/laptops), it has an encrypted backup on the cloud that you can restore from onto another device, and has an easy process to allow you to move your 2FA access from one phone to another should you change phone. All in all, I find Authy to be safer from the user’s perspective, although one could argue that you may not want an encrypted backup on the cloud.

[nakamura12]

Being 2FA a great enhancement in security, one needs to consider the security features related to the 2FA itself. Google Authenticator is typically installed on your phone or table, and the account is tied to a single device.  If you lose the device or it is damaged, you had better have your backup codes handy, otherwise you are going to be in deep trouble to access the accounts you’ve tied the 2FA to, and will need to be stressed-out contacting customer support of exchanges and so on. Switching devices is also non-trivial.

Authy on the other hand is multi-device (even desktops/laptops), it has an encrypted backup on the cloud that you can restore from onto another device, and has an easy process to allow you to move your 2FA access from one phone to another should you change phone. All in all, I find Authy to be safer from the user’s perspective, although one could argue that you may not want an encrypted backup on the cloud.

You're right,  I also had authy in my mobile device. I installed two 2FA authenticator which is Authy and google auth, the google auth is very easy to use and simple but the problem is that you cannot back up the secret key using the app unless you wrote the secret key in a piece of paper. Authy is good and when you lost/stolen your phone and someone try to access the authy and there is a pin before you can unlock and use the authy.

[nakamura12]

BUMPED THREAD for NEWBIES!

[UchihaSarada]

BUMPED THREAD for NEWBIES!

Advice newbies to use Google Authenticator application nowadays is no longer good. It brings risk to newbies.
2FA - Important Precautions with Google Authenticator

You can use other compatible 2FA.
Best 2FA applications to use. Open source, free, secure. Better than Google's
I only see Google Authenticator as an app choice, can I use other 2FA apps?

[nakamura12]

BUMPED THREAD for NEWBIES!

Advice newbies to use Google Authenticator application nowadays is no longer good. It brings risk to newbies.
2FA - Important Precautions with Google Authenticator

You can use other compatible 2FA.
Best 2FA applications to use. Open source, free, secure. Better than Google's
I only see Google Authenticator as an app choice, can I use other 2FA apps?

This thread is all about how to enable 2FA and not the Authenticator itself that's why I edited the title. I understand your point but you missed the goal of this thread and how old this thread is.

[UchihaSarada]

This thread is all about how to enable 2FA and not the Authenticator itself that's why I edited the title. I understand your point but you missed the goal of this thread and how old this thread is.

Edit more please.

You only wrote about Copy and paste the Address code to activate 2FA.
You did not write about Copy and Paste the Address code to somewhere as your 2FA backup. Backup is needed for 2FA recovery later or to import it into a new device.

Forget about backup is very bad in cryptocurrency, for your wallet and for your 2FA.

[nakamura12]

This thread is all about how to enable 2FA and not the Authenticator itself that's why I edited the title. I understand your point but you missed the goal of this thread and how old this thread is.

Edit more please.

You only wrote about Copy and paste the Address code to activate 2FA.
You did not write about Copy and Paste the Address code to somewhere as your 2FA backup. Backup is needed for 2FA recovery later or to import it into a new device.

Forget about backup is very bad in cryptocurrency, for your wallet and for your 2FA.

It is at the bottom which it is mentioned and I quoted the post and added at the bottom and an explanation. I think that you missed that one. I already included that one before you made a post about Authenticator.

[UchihaSarada]

It is at the bottom which it is mentioned and I quoted the post and added at the bottom and an explanation. I think that you missed that one. I already included that one before you made a post about Authenticator.

Better than don't have that reminder at all but I don't think it is good enough.

The reminder should be one step before a step to Copy the address to activate 2FA on the application.

Reasons are because if you don't do it before the activation step, how do you have that code for backup?

If you don't make backup first, later you will have no code to backup. If you want to backup, you have to Disable 2FA and Enable it again to get a new Address code for your new activation time.

Your topic does not have a guide for 2FA deactivation and re-enable it with new 2FA activation code.

If your device is no longer usable and you did not back up 2FA, you only can open a support ticket and wait for exchange support. They will ask you to provide documents to verify your identity that is time wasting and not comfortable.

 Always backup a code you use to activate your 2FA.
You need it to recover your 2FA later or to import it on other devices.
Always backup in cryptocurrency.  

[rozak]

Your topic does not have a guide for 2FA deactivation and re-enable it with new 2FA activation code.

If your device is no longer usable and you did not back up 2FA, you only can open a support ticket and wait for exchange support. They will ask you to provide documents to verify your identity that is time wasting and not comfortable.

if you want a more complete topic, you can add it here, and the OP can add it if it's relevant. very simple I think.
every time you enable 2FA, the website will automatically give a warning to copy the backup code to help us in case of problems in the future.
actually if beginners follow the exemplary procedure there will be no too complicated mistakes.