Secure your Mozilla account with two-step authentication

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  • Revision id: 216129
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  • Creator: Joni
  • Comment: updated for people who've enabled the new FXA design
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  • Reviewed by: heyjoni
  • Is approved? Yes
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Two-step authentication adds extra security by making it harder for someone else to log in to your account, especially if they steal your password.

After you enable two-step authentication, when someone attempts to log in to your account with your password, Firefox will also ask for a verification code from an authentication application 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:

Step two

  1. Click on the menu button menu button retina at the top right corner.
  2. Click Firefox Accounts from the menu (it will show your email address if you're signed in.)
  3. Click Account Settings.
  4. Click Manage Account.
  5. Click the Enable button next to Two-step authentication. (If you're on the new design, the button will say Add. A QR code will display.
  6. Open the authentication app of your choice.
  7. 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.
  8. Enter the code generated by the app into the Firefox Accounts Two-step authentication section.
  9. Download or print the recovery codes and keep them in a safe place in case you lose access to your authentication application.