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-======Multi-factor authentication set up======+======Buz Multi-factor authentication set up======
  
 An important step in ensuring the security of your account is to set up something call 'multi factor authentication'. The multiple factors refer to more than one thing that's required to get into your account - in this case it's a password, and a code generated by an authenticator app. Here's how to set this up in Buz. An important step in ensuring the security of your account is to set up something call 'multi factor authentication'. The multiple factors refer to more than one thing that's required to get into your account - in this case it's a password, and a code generated by an authenticator app. Here's how to set this up in Buz.
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 And that's it! Next time you login to Buz you'll be prompted to enter that second factor - the number generated by the authenticator app. You can elect to remember the computer you're logged in to so you don't have to keep entering that code, but you'll need to enter it again if you login to any other computer. And that's it! Next time you login to Buz you'll be prompted to enter that second factor - the number generated by the authenticator app. You can elect to remember the computer you're logged in to so you don't have to keep entering that code, but you'll need to enter it again if you login to any other computer.
  
-This is a great extra layer of protection which stops someone getting into your Buz account even if they know your password, so if you haven't already done so, please activate it today! +This is a great extra layer of protection which stops someone getting into your Buz account even if they know your password, which is why we ensure you have it turned on.
  
 +IMPORTANT NOTE: Please don't delete the Google authenticator app once you've set this up or we'll need to get Buz to reset your account for you before you can log back in. You'll then need to set it up again.
buz/mfa.1668069714.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/11/10 08:41 by derek_gillett