Secure your Mozilla account with two-step authentication
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- Creator: Lan
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- Reviewed by: AliceWyman
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Two-step authentication adds extra security by making it harder for someone else to log into your account, especially if they steal your password.
When you enable two-step authentication, when someone attempts to log into your account with your password, Firefox will also ask for a verification code from an app that’s on your phone for proof that it’s really you.
How do I enable two-step authentication?
Step one
Before you get started, download one of the following authentication applications:
- Authy 2-Factor Authentication
- Google Authenticator
- Duo Mobile
- FreeOTP
Step two
Then follow these steps to set up two-step authentication in Firefox:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- In the Firefox Account panel, click Manage account.
- Expand the Two-step authentication section.
- This feature currently might not appear for all users. If it isn’t visible, add &showTwoStepAuthentication=true to the URL and refresh the page.
- Open the authentication app of your choice on your phone.
- Use the app to take a photo of the QR code, or click Can’t Scan Code to display a code to enter into the app.
- Enter the code generated by the app into the Firefox Accounts Two-step authentication section.
- Download or print the recovery codes and keep them in a safe place in case you lose access to your authentication application. Setup is complete!