Facebook – How to enable two-factor authentication

Hi All,

Greetings for the day!!!

Security implementation continues. Today we will discuss how to set up two-factor authentication on Facebook

Background

• Recently one of friend called me and said that he received a message from my facebook messenger
• Message is inappropriate so he called me
• But I didnt sent any message and then got to know that my FB account is hacked
• Immediately messaged all my contacts and updated that my FB account is hacked so dont entertain any message from my account
• For precaution I deleted my FB account
• After few days activated again and then implemented extra layer of security, turned on – Two-factor authentication for FB

Details / Steps – to enable Two-factor authentication for Facebook

• Log in to Facebook

• Click on right side profile icon – menu will appear as

• Click on “Settings & privacy” link , one more sub menu with links will appear as

• On click of “Settings” we will be redirecting to “Settings” page – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=profile

• From left pane click on “Security and login” link , we will be redirected to “security” tab – https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security as

• On “security” tab of settings page we option for enabling / disabling the “Two-factor authentication” as shown in above figure
• Click on “Edit” button in right side, we will be redirected to 2fac settings page – https://www.facebook.com/security/2fac/settings/

• From 2fac settings page we have various options available
  • Turn on / Turn off Two-factor authentication
  • Setting up of “Security method” – Text message on Phone or Authentication app
• We can have backup method as well – Security key or Recovery codes

Thanks for reading !!! STAY SAFE !!! STAY SECURED!!! HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME AHEAD 🙂