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two-factor authentication
UK/ˌtuː ˈfæk.tə ˌɔː.θen.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌtuː ˈfæk.tər ˌɔːˌθɛn.təˈkeɪ.ʃən/two·FAC·tor auth·EN·ti·CA·tion
a security method requiring two different ways to confirm your identity, such as a password plus a code sent to your phone
Examples
“Banks encourage customers to enable two-factor authentication for extra security.”
“I set up two-factor authentication so that I receive a code on my phone whenever I log in.”
“Many websites now require two-factor authentication for access to sensitive data.”
Band 8 sentence
“To protect my accounts I enabled two-factor authentication, so even if someone guessed my password they still couldn't log in.”
Collocations
- enable two-factor authentication
- require two-factor authentication
Word family
Common mistakes
two factor authentication→two-factor authentication
use two authentication→use two-factor authentication
Say it for a higher band
5two-step verification→6two factor authentication→7+two-factor authentication
Synonyms
two-step verification
Easily confused
two-step verification
“I set up two-step verification so I get a code after entering my password.”
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