{"id":15128,"date":"2016-07-08T11:48:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=15128"},"modified":"2021-07-03T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T18:18:36","slug":"switching-to-apples-two-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/08\/switching-to-apples-two-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching to Apple&rsquo;s Two-Factor Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2016\/07\/doing-the-two-step-switching-to-apples-two-factor-authentication\/\">Dan Moren<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2016\/07\/doing-the-two-step-switching-to-apples-two-factor-authentication\/\"><p>Apple has, for a while now, offered two separate additional security measures to protect your Macs, iOS devices, and iCloud account, but thanks to some inexpert nomenclature, it can be a little difficult to tell them apart.<\/p><p>The first, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204152\">two-step verification<\/a><\/strong>, has been offered for several years. It prompts you to enter a four-digit code when you sign into your iCloud account, purchase something from one of Apple&rsquo;s stores on a new device, or make changes to your Apple ID. Those codes were delivered by push notification to an authenticated device of your choosing, or via SMS text message.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>The newer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204915\">two-factor authentication<\/a><\/strong> is an improvement upon that process, which Apple started rolling out <em>last<\/em> year. While the principle is similar, the execution is refined. The verification code is now six digits and is automatically sent to <em>all<\/em> of your authorized devices.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Though Apple didn&rsquo;t provide an obvious way to make that jump, the key is simply to deactivate your existing two-step authentication[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2016\/07\/more-on-apples-two-factor-authentication-apple-watch-app-passwords-more\/\">Dan Moren<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2016\/07\/more-on-apples-two-factor-authentication-apple-watch-app-passwords-more\/\"><p>If you want to see a list of trusted devices and those that can receive two-factor codes (which largely but not entirely overlap), go to the iCloud preference pane on your Mac, or the iCloud section of Settings on your iOS device, and look at your account, then select Devices. That&rsquo;ll provide a list of every device logged into your iCloud account; selecting each will tell you if they&rsquo;re trusted and can receive two-factor codes.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in a subsequent update, two-factor authentication does not remove the need for app-specific passwords, but it does seem that you no longer need them for any Apple services.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Moren: Apple has, for a while now, offered two separate additional security measures to protect your Macs, iOS devices, and iCloud account, but thanks to some inexpert nomenclature, it can be a little difficult to tell them apart.The first, two-step verification, has been offered for several years. 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