With online theft and password breaches on the rise, it’s important to protect your web presence with two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your logins at various websites and applications. Most social media platforms, email providers, and instant messaging apps offer 2FA to protect your accounts from prying eyes. Here’s how you can set up two-factor authentication on your Mac.
You can use the 2FA mobile app to set up a security code on your iPhone or Android. But using a mobile phone isn’t always convenient when you’re working on a Windows PC or Mac. Thanks to a new add-on with macOS Monterey, you can now set up two-factor authentication using iCloud Passwords. You can also use third-party options to generate security codes. Check out our options.
1. iCloud Password
If you want to use iCloud Keychain to store login data entries, set up two-factor authentication in it. We’ll use LinkedIn as an example to set up 2FA for your account. This is one of the best professional networks worldwide and you won’t want to lose access to it due to a data breach. Follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open the LinkedIn website in a browser and log in with your account information.
Step 2: Select your profile picture in the top right corner and open Settings & Privacy.
Step 3: Tap Security and account access.
Step 4: Open the Security menu.
Step 5: Select Setup.
Step 6: Select Authenticator app as verification method.
Step 7: Verify your account again and copy the secret key from the following menu.
Step 8: Select the small Apple icon in the top left corner to open the System Preferences menu.
Step 9: Open Password from System Preferences.
Step 10: Open LinkedIn from the list and click the Edit button.
Step 11: Select Enter Setup Key and paste the code in.
The next time you log into your LinkedIn account, the service will ask for a verification code. You can open the same Password menu (refer to the steps above) and find the security code. iCloud Password is free to use and is also available on Windows. However, it leaves much to be desired compared to a dedicated password manager.
2. 1Password (Paid)
1Password is one of the best third-party password managers on Mac. It recently received a major redesign with 1Password 8. In addition to storing login information, you can set up 2FA codes in it. We took LinkedIn as an example above; Here, we will set up the same for Twitter in 1Password.
Step 1: Launch Twitter on the web and select More from the left sidebar.
Step 2: Open Settings and Privacy.
Step 3: Select Security and access the account.
Step 4: Open Security and select Two-Factor Authentication.
Step 5: Enable the checkbox next to the Authentication app.
Step 6: Copy the code from the following menu.
Step 7: Download and install 1Password from the Mac App Store. Open 1Password and log in with your account details.
Step 8: Create a new entry for Twitter using the ‘New Item’ button at the top. Click the Edit button after selecting Twitter.
Step 10: Add a new entry for one-time passwords.
Step 11: Paste the verification code or One-Time Password.
The service will ask for a verification code when you log in to your Twitter account. Open 1Password, add the authentication code and access your account.
3. Authentication Application
The Authenticator app is a native 2FA app for Mac. Unlike iCloud and 1Password Passwords, this is in your Mac’s notifications menu. You don’t need to open a third-party app to check the authentication code. You just need to open the widget menu to check the six-digit number.
Step 1: Download Authenticator from the Mac App Store.
Step 2: Find the security code for your preferred service (refer to the steps above, although the code may vary between services).
Step 3: Launch Authenticator on Mac. Select the + icon in the bottom right corner.
Note: Authentication will not allow you to take screenshots. So we clicked on the app’s photo on the Mac.
Step 4: Click Manual.
Step 5: Enter the service name and paste the security code.
Step 6: Click the Save button in the upper right corner.
After you set up 2FA for your favorite services, put the Authenticator extension on your Mac.
Step 1: Open the notification menu on Mac by clicking the three horizontal lines in the top right corner and scrolling to the bottom.
Step 2: Select Edit Widget.
Step 3: Drag and drop the Authenticator widget to the side panel.
Add an extra layer of security
You can also ditch the authenticator app and switch to SMS-based verification. However, we recommend against doing that due to the increasing number of SIM swapping. Most users will be perfectly fine with iCloud Passwords. If you prefer a third-party password manager, use 1Password to set up 2FA on your Mac.
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