Facebook starts two-factor authentication a tiny late, but they smooth out the setup method. Enabling two-factor authentication for your Facebook account is a snap. log in to Facebook & click on the blue gear icon in the top-right corner, then click on your Account Settings menu.
Next, select the Security section from the navigation bar on the lefthand side of the screen, & switch on the Login Approvals feature (Facebook's term for two-factor authentication) by clicking the appropriate checkbox. Facebook will walk you through the method from here, explaining how to get & type in a distinctive alphanumeric code every time you need to access your account.
To get that code you will require to either download a mobile authenticator app that generates codes every time you log in, or give Facebook your mobile phone number so it can send you authentication codes by SMS. I recommend going the authenticator app route. It is simple to make use of, & you do not must wait for Facebook s servers to text you your code. And, you can also add a mobile phone number as an additional backup if the app fails to work.
In its mobile app, Facebook built in a tidy Code Generator feature that generates TOTP codes for your account, but you can use any elderly TOTP authenticator app in case you are willing to subvert Facebook's setup process. In case you are using Google's mobile authenticator app to manage two-factor authentication across multiple services, for example which is a great idea you can set it up to provide authenticator codes for your Facebook account .
Basically start the Code Generator setup process click the Set up Code Generator link under Login Approvals in your Facebook security settings and when the time comes to open the Facebook mobile app, click the Having trouble? link. Facebook will ask you to click a giant blue Get Key button and enter the provided 16-character key in to your Facebook mobile app, but you can enter it in to any authenticator app including Google s and it will still work.
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