Is Your account is safe? Does not anybody steal your password? Maybe someone saw how you enter a password on the keyboard? - If you have been had similar concerns, you can now breathe a sigh of relief. Google found out how to protect your data from prying eyes!
"Verification of a two-step" (called "2-step verification") is a service that helps protect your Google account from unauthorized access, even if someone gets hold of a password. Whether the password has been cracked, guessed, stolen or otherwise. The person carrying out the attack, and so will not be able to log in using the stolen data without access to the verification codes, which have only you.
How does it work?
When you log into Google co-operating (eg, GMail), in addition to the username and password we provide specially-generated password. We can get them in three ways:
How can you benefit from this protection?
For this purpose you need:
When you log into Google co-operating (eg, GMail), in addition to the username and password we provide specially-generated password. We can get them in three ways:
- generate them on the Android phone, BlackBerry or iPhone,
- receive them via SMS,
- pick a voice message (conversation with an automatic).
How can you benefit from this protection?
For this purpose you need:
- mobile phone that can receive verification codes via text message or voice call (any phone) or
- Android phone, phone, BlackBerry or iPhone. These mobile phones to generate verification codes use the Google App Authenticator.
- more information: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=pl&answer=175197
- download and install" Google Authenticator "
- run the application and select "Scan Barcode account"
- if you do not have the "ZXing barcode scanner, a window appears asking for the installation of
- after completion of the installation press the "Scan Barcode account "
- after reading the tutorial, press the" Done "
- in your browser, click" Next "
That's it! You have properly configured your Google Account protected like a fortress. From now on we will be asked for your password each time you log into Gmail and other services.
logging in to Gmail will be invited to a secure password. to get a running application "Google Authenticator" on our Android.
Even if the password leaks, it can have access to our data. But we should not forget that each security may be weak when one puts in it his stupidity ... So remember, do not the use of "Verification of a two-step" does not guarantee 100% safety.
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