Apple adds two-step authentication option for iCloud, Apple IDs
Apple on Thursday unveiled two-step authentication for Apple and iCloud IDs. As first reported by 9to5 Mac, you can now add the extra level of security to your accounts by heading to Apple’s website.
Two-factor authentication requires that you not only know your password to log in to a service; you also need access to something else that’s linked to you. Many times, this is a cell phone; that’s precisely how Google’s two-step authentication works.
Apple’s approach requires that you have an iOS device or cell phone handy. To configure two-factor authentication, start by clicking the Manage button on Apple’s account management website. Then, after logging in, click on Password and Security. Be quick! Apple logs you out after just a minute or two.
You may then need to answer your security questions to prove that you’re really you. Then click the Get Started button under the Two-Step Verification section, and click through several screens of information. Apple stresses that it won’t be able to reset your password for you if you enable two-step authentication, and that you’ll always need at least two of the following three things: your password, your recovery key, and a compatible device.
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