iOS: Why does Apple ask for your passcode when setting up two-factor authentication?<article>
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<p>A Macworld reader who prefers to remain unidentified (since we’re talking about security issues) wondered why Apple asked for his iPhone passcode when he was <a href="
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915" rel="nofollow">setting up two-factor authentication (2FA)[/url].</p><p>I am a great supporter of 2FA as a way to deter the potential of ne’er-do-wells achieving access to your accounts through password breaches or other problems, since 2FA requires a physically present element in your possession (like your Mac or another iOS device) to confirm an account login.</p><p>However, our reader didn’t want to give up his passcode to Apple. What’s the point of having a secret passcode that protects your data and keeps criminals, governments, and nosy parkers out of your affairs if you simply hand it over?</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3262679/security/ios-why-does-apple-ask-for-your-passcode-when-setting-up-two-factor-authentication.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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iOS: Why does Apple ask for your passcode when setting up two-factor authentication?
