Account and security

Two-step verification

Switching it on, recovery codes, and why switching it off needs a code too.

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  1. 1Profile → Two-step verification → Set up. Scan the QR code with any authenticator app (RFC 6238, so all of them work).
  2. 2Enter a code. Only then does it take effect — somebody whose camera or clock failed does not lock themselves out.
  3. 3Save the recovery codes. They are stored hashed, so they cannot be shown again later.

At sign-in it asks for a code after the password; five attempts, five minutes. Switching it off needs a code the same way — a second step a session can disable only stops people who are not there. No administrator can switch off somebody else's.

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