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If there's something unusual about your sign in or recent activity, we'll ask you to go through another verification step after you've entered the correct password. This is an important security feature that helps to protect your account from unauthorized access.
2. Next to "2-Step Verification," click Turn on 2SV. 3. Click Get started. 4. Select Authenticator app for your 2-step verification method.-To see this option, you'll need to have at least 2 recovery methods on your account . 5. Click Continue. 6. Scan the QR code using your authenticator app. 7. Click Continue. 8. Enter the code shown in your ...
Try another web browser - If you can access your account in another browser, the problem isn't with your account; you'll need to fix the issue in your preferred browser. Someone changed your password - An unauthorized party could have broken in and changed your password. Use the Sign-in Helper to get back into your account and change your password.
Sign in and go to the AOL Account security page.; Under "2-Step Verification," click Turn on.; Click Security Key.; Follow the onscreen steps to add your Security Key. Add additional recovery methods in case your Security Key is lost.
Because the verification code is time-based, it may change while you're doing this, in which case you'll have to add the latest code instead. The application will normally indicate when a code is about to expire (e.g. in Google Authenticator, the code's colour changes from blue to red).
In the early 1980s, when Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) was designed, it provided for no real verification of sending user or system. This was not a problem while email systems were run by trusted corporations and universities, but since the commercialization of the Internet in the early 1990s, spam, phishing, and other crimes have been found to increasingly involve email.
Callback verification, also known as callout verification or Sender Address Verification, is a technique used by SMTP software in order to validate e-mail addresses. The most common target of verification is the sender address from the message envelope (the address specified during the SMTP dialogue as " MAIL FROM ").
Sign in to the AOL Account Security page.; Scroll to the bottom of the page. First add a new email or phone number. Enter your new recovery info and follow the on-screen prompts.