What is 2-Step Verification in Gmail Account

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2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your users' Google accounts by requiring them to enter a verification code in addition to their username and password, when signing in to their account.

2-step verification helps protect a user's account from unauthorized access should someone success to obtain their password. Even if a password is cracked, guessed, or otherwise stolen, an attacker can't sign in without access to the user's verification codes, which only the user can obtain via their own mobile phone.

Requirements

• A mobile phone that can receive the verification code via text message.

The user enrolls in 2-step verification, and selects the method for receiving their verification code on their mobile phone: the Google Authenticator app, text message, or phone call. How quickly they get their code via text message or phone call depends on their service provider and location.

·        To Implement the 2-step Verification you need to follow this:

1.      Sign in to your Google Apps Gmail Account and click Settings (in the top right corner).

2.      Under the Accounts tab, click Google Account settings.

3.      Under Personal Settings, click Using 2-step verification

4.      Follow the steps in the 2-step verification guide to set up 2-step verification.

Administrators can point users to Getting started with 2-step verification for step-by-step instructions.

The next time the user signs in to their Google Apps account on a new browser or device, they enter their username and password as usual. They're then prompted with a second page to enter a verification code. When your user checks Remember verification for this computer, they're only prompted to enter a verification code once every 30 days per browser or after deleting their browser's cookies. Your users should not check this if they're at a public or shared computer.

 Depending on how they opted to receive their code, the user gets their time-based, one-time code from the Google Authenticator app on their smartphone or via text message or phone call. They then enter the code to successfully sign in.

If a user loses their phone, they can use backup codes to sign in. See Signing in using backup codes.

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