How to enable Twitch two-factor authentication

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Twitch has offered two-factor certification (2FA) to its users since 2015, allowing customers to further fortify their accounts by requiring two forms of verification to log in.

If you possess 2FA set up, IT'll represent much harder for a cyberpunk or prankster to break into or relieve your Twitching account, even if the attacker has your username and password.

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Enabling two-factor authentication on Twitch isn't mandate, but recommended for those who want to keep up their accounts as secure as likely. Here's how to set it up.

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1. Call Twitch.tv and select Settings from the drop-down fare under your username.

2. Blue-ribbon Security & Privacy.

3. Select "Set up cardinal-gene authentication."

4. Enter your watchword.

5. Enter your telephone number.

6. Enter the verification code that you received As a textual matter message.

7. Activate appraiser app verification
You also have the option of further securing your account with an appraiser app. We used the Google Appraiser app found on the Google Play and Apple app stores but any authenticator app leave suffice.

Select Activate on the Authenticator App option and a QR codification will seem on your screen. CAT scan it with your phone and select Twitch (if you have new apps in the authenticator). Enter the encrypt the app gives you and you're done.

8. You'rhenium all put away — two-broker authentication is now enabled connected your explanation. Logging in to Tweet will at present require both a password and mobile verification code. Feel free to live on back to devouring hours of Army of the Righteou's Plays with the peace of mind of mind that your account is now a bit safer.

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