How to Activate 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account
Google account is becoming universal account for mostly Web Services & Applications , Picasa , Blogger, Gmail, AdSense, Samsung Mobiles & TAB’s ,Google Plus ,Hangout and many other services are accessed using your Google Account. So Google users should secure Google a/c with Mobile authentication. Google has a nice feature that lets you authorize a device before you can use your Google account on it. You will receive a message with “CODE” on your authorized mobile device that will be required to login to your concerned device.
How to Activate 2-step Verification for Google Accounts :
1. Visit the Two-Step Verification.
2. Login to your Google account.
3. Now on the next screen click on “See how it works!” & then click on “Start setup ”.
4. Now you can see a text displaying called 2-step verification is OFF for your account. Just click on “Set up 2-step verification”.
5. Now you will have the option to validate your mobile device by getting a code via SMS/VOICE call or using Google Authenticator for BlackBerry ,Android or iOS. Generally we use to select Text Message.Select your appropriate medium and click “Next >>”.
6.Now you have to enter your personal mobile no. then click on " Send Code" to have CODE on your Personal Mobile No. after you receive CODE just enter this code to the Verify BoX and click on “Verify”
7. Once you verified your personal or currently using Computer or Android device as “Trusted” . Then Google will not ask you for Authentication because personal PC or TAB is “Trusted” Now I recommend you to make a device “trusted” only your personal computer. Never make a public computer “trusted”
8. Now the last step is to confirm that you want to turn on the two-step verification for your Google account. For this, just click on “TURN ON 2-STEP VERIFICATION”.
What User Can Do If Mobile Device is Not With User:
In case you don’t have the mobile device with you or it’s lost or stolen, then you need to have backup codes ready. Backup codes are the 9 digit codes which are provided by Google for a one time use. The codes come in a set of 10 and a new set can be generated any time which marks the earlier set of codes as inactive. You will enter these codes in the same space where you enter the code which you would receive on your mobile device. You can get your backup codes once you setup the two-step verification from this link.
We highly recommend you to turn ON the two-step verification to have an added layer of security for your Google account.
A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for user authentication. This is the most commonly used mechanism of authentication. Many two factor authentication techniques rely on password as one factor of authentication.
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