Newbies how to use the 2FA security system in the account?

[Crypt0Gore]

I just found out that 2FA is now active on the forum, good move honestly, now we will have less compliant about people losing their accounts to unknown person.

Begginers who are not used to 2FA already should be careful, if you don't back up your 2FA codes you will lost access to your account, I don't think there will ever be a way to get your account back.

You can use google auth if you don't have any problem backing up your codes using your email account, I have tried it and it works, but I found Authy to be better than Google auth.

[FinePoine0]

Since the introduction of 2FA, more security has been increased. In the past, email was more effective than ever. I like this technique, which is why I'm so glad I turned on 2FA. OP made it easier for newbies to know how to set up. So thank you very much for helping newbies.

[Essential10]

OP, did a pretty good job of explaining this 2FA thing. We already know that two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to account. It usually accepts a unique code on mobile devices that needs to be entered in addition to the regular password when logging in. This helps prevent unauthorized access to the account even if the password is compromised. I use an app to store my important documents and use 2FA in the app, but I lost the 2FA private key and couldn't recover it later. So you should be very careful while using it so that even if your device is lost or damaged you can recover it again through the private key.

[Asuspawer09]

Edited:
I recommend using a authenticator I've been using it for years and don't really encounter problems with it, there are a few back then if you lose your phone.
I using google authenticator so far as I can remember codes cannot be recover back then as the codes are not save to your Gmail accounts so its difficult to recover unless you save the code on the account you put that authenticator. But there new recent system was great all data was already going to be save on the Google account so your not gonna have anyproblem anymore, if you lose your phone as long as you know your email account you could easily recover all of them instantly. It can easily save you from hacks incase someone get your password, a added layer of security was never going to go wrong, there are some cases of getting hack even though having authenticator, but in my opinion it only happened when the hacker get a access to a trusted device to which authenticator is bypass thinking that it was you since your password is save on it something like that.

Google wasn't open source but it work in my experience do its job as a authenticator, if you want a more secure one there are some open source one out there.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Strongly recommend using google authenticator I've use it for years and doesn't really encounter problems with it

Google Authenticator is a close source 2FA and I don't recommend it.

Use open source 2FA like Aegis, Tofu

https://getaegis.app/
https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis

https://www.tofuauth.com/

[Asuspawer09]

Strongly recommend using google authenticator I've use it for years and doesn't really encounter problems with it

Google Authenticator is a close source 2FA and I don't recommend it.

Use open source 2FA like Aegis, Tofu

https://getaegis.app/
https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis

https://www.tofuauth.com/

You are right, I would recommend using an authenticator, but not necessarily google authenticator since it wasn't open source 2FA, I've edited my post here  

Well, so far I haven't encountered issues with my authenticator with the new update, my biggest problem last time was the code was not saved to a certain account so it wasn't going to save on the situation when I lost my phone back in 2020 I think, but so far it was solved already, There was also a way to recover your account in case you have problems, you could bypass authenticator on a certain platform or account as long as you saved the codes on the authentications when you activate the authentication most of the platform is going to give you code that is going to allow you it turns off that authentication code in your account in case your phone was broken or stolen. I will take a look at this open-source authenticator that you are recommending. Thanks!

[Just Say]

Maybe I'm Bumped too old a post but after this post I asked I'm new I don't know how to do it. Now I've become a little more experienced in spending time on the forums and have tried to activate the 2FA security system on my account. Thank you for making this post so nice and eloquent. This post will definitely help the newbies to enable 2FA to secure their account.

[Pmalek]

@AirtelBuzz
A minor correction that you can change in your OP if you like. You wrote that after clicking on "Account Related Settings", you will see your username and the gmail account connected to your Bitcointalk account. Gmail is only one out of many e-mail providers. You can use any e-mail service you want. Perhaps change "gmail" to "e-mail."

After clicking on account related settings, you will see a page like this. There you can see your account username and the Gmail used in your account which you provided while opening the account.

[AirtelBuzz]

@AirtelBuzz
A minor correction that you can change in your OP if you like. You wrote that after clicking on "Account Related Settings", you will see your username and the gmail account connected to your Bitcointalk account. Gmail is only one out of many e-mail providers. You can use any e-mail service you want. Perhaps change "gmail" to "e-mail."

After clicking on account related settings, you will see a page like this. There you can see your account username and the Gmail used in your account which you provided while opening the account.

Hey, no one noticed this little mistake before, not even me.
@Pmalek Thanks for catching the slightest mistake and correcting it. Actually it was my typing mistake which caused Gmail to be written instead of Email.

Thanks for your good effort and learning. In fact, if people try to learn something with their own intelligence, even if it is late, they are still able to learn. Nice to see your post that even with a small member post like me someone has been able to learn the 2FA system and add it to their profile. In fact, we have to give more thanks to those who put this system in place to keep our accounts safe.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Maybe I'm Bumped too old a post but after this post I asked I'm new I don't know how to do it. Now I've become a little more experienced in spending time on the forums and have tried to activate the 2FA security system on my account. Thank you for making this post so nice and eloquent. This post will definitely help the newbies to enable 2FA to secure their account.

The 2FA will be removed if the hacker using forgotten-password function, and if the hacker has access to your email. To protect your account, firstly you must secure your email well, and if it is a non existing email, you must change it as guided by theymos.  If you use an actual email, set up a strong password for your email and activate 2FA for it too.

If you use the forgotten-password function, then there's an option to remove the 2FA. So 2FA does not provide any protection in case of a compromised email. Make sure that your email address is secure. If you don't want to set an email address, use something like yourUserName@invalid.bitcointalk.org; don't use a random nonsense email like y@x.com, since somebody might create that domain/email.