Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a technique to increase the protection of your user account, beyond a password.
It is mandatory for accounts having augmented (administrator) rights.
Fix the basics
[edit]- Choose a complicated unique password; on Linux you can use e.g.
pwgen -y 15 - Confirm your e-mail address (this allows resetting your password). Choose a stable, private e-mail domain, not your employer's and not your provider's general domain.
Prerequisites
[edit]You require a trusted and supported hardware security device.
See also
[edit]- Single user login
- Activate two-factor authentication (global for all Wikimedia sites)
More information
- Two-factor authentication (en.wiki)
- m:Two-factor authentication (Meta)
- mw:Two-factor_authentication (MediaWiki)