The Apple two-step: My disastrous attempt to use Apple’s two-factor authentication<article>
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Following Glenn Fleishman’s
recent article about setting up two-factor authentication to allow a wrist computer to unlock a desktop computer, I decided to turn on Apple’s augmented security to see how this feature worked.</p><p>
And it was a disaster.</p><p>
I activated two-factor authentication (2FA) and easily logged into my iMac, but was unable to log into any of my other devices. Apple’s support site was no help, and I eventually had to call AppleCare. The first thing I found out was that your devices become “trusted” when you’ve logged into them.
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The Apple two-step: My disastrous attempt to use Apple’s two-factor authentication
