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Every authenticator is associated with at least one secret that the claimant uses to demonstrate possession and control of the authenticator. Since an attacker could use this secret to impersonate the user, an authenticator secret must be protected from theft or loss. The type of secret is an important characteristic of the authenticator.
Google Authenticator is a software-based authenticator by Google. It implements multi-factor authentication services using the time-based one-time password (TOTP; specified in RFC 6238) and HMAC-based one-time password (HOTP; specified in RFC 4226), for authenticating users of software applications.
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 authenticator app. 9. Click Done. Sign in with 2-step for authenticator app. 1.
Click the + button at the top-left of Authenticator. Add the secret 2FA key to Authenticator using either one of these methods: Use Authenticator to take a screenshot of the QR code: Click the QR code button at the top-right of Authenticator. Position your pointer before the top-left corner of the QR code from "Step 2" of the 2FA setup page.
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.
Both the authenticator and the authenticatee compute the TOTP value, then the authenticator checks whether the TOTP value supplied by the authenticatee matches the locally generated TOTP value. Some authenticators allow values that should have been generated before or after the current time in order to account for slight clock skews , network ...
A more safer version, or a safer version rather, is one that uses an authenticator app. Now, those are made by the likes of Microsoft or Google. You may even use one with Duo Mobile for work.
Click on the video below to see the steps for Mail for Mac. The video will open in a new tab. In Mail on Mac, click Mail and then choose Settings from the menu.; Select your AOL Mail account from the account list.