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What is 2FA, or 2-Factor Authentication?
What is 2FA, or 2-Factor Authentication?

How to enhance security on your account, and how to get Google Authenticator

Emma Dixon avatar
Written by Emma Dixon
Updated over a week ago

2FA (2-Factor Authentication) is where you are required to use an additional layer of security, on top of a username and password to access an online resource.

Your bank may require you to use a small electrical device to generate, what appears to be, a random sequence of numbers to enter into the web page after your username and password. This is 2FA.

Rather than issue each customer a physical device to enable 2FA, we have elected to use the world's most trusted online 2FA provider - Google Authenticator.

The Google Authenticator app is free and can be downloaded on your mobile device using either:

Once you have installed your Google Authenticator app, you may follow the 2FA setup instructions.


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