Google will require two-factor authentication for all accounts starting November 9, 2021

For a few years now, Google and most tech giants, convince users to enable two-factor authentication to protect your accounts. This measure makes it possible to guarantee the authenticity of a user’s identity thanks to two different elements, usually a password accompanied by a code sent via SMS or email. Two-factor authentication is a valuable tool that complicates the work of hackers and other cybercriminals.

Determined to push the adoption of two-factor authentication, Google to impose the option on its users. Last May, the Mountain View giant announced its intention to apply this security measure to all Google accounts by the end of 2021. With that in mind, Google enabled the enforce option on 150 million accounts at the beginning of October.

Google forces users to adopt two-step verification

The American firm will soon be gearing up. In an email sent to specific users and quoted by our Italian colleagues at HTNovo, Google announces: Two factor authentication will be applied on all accounts From 9 November 2021. This alert is currently sent to all Google Account users via Gmail and for Android smartphone or tablet users via a notification in the Play Store.

It is mandatory to configure this security measure to connect. “After entering the password, you will need to perform a second step on the phone. Keep your phone handy when you log in”explains Google in the alert sent to specific users. Therefore, the password will not be enough to connect. You will also need Enter the verification code received by SMS or an app like Google Authenticator. Note that it will be possible to disable the option for a short time before the security measure becomes strictly enforced.

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“Two-Step Verification will be automatically enabled on November 9. If you wish, you can activate this feature first: Your account is ready”encourages Google. To configure two-factor authentication on your Google account, go to: Security the interface of your Google account, then login to googleselect , then Two-step verification. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Source: HTNovo