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Here is a small and handy addition for having an extra level of security for the accounts.<\/p>\n

Two-factor authentication<\/strong> is\u00a0a widely-used mechanism for making sure that the account is only reachable by you and\u00a0Uptime Robot now supports it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

The feature can be\u00a0found at My Settings>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) menu and you can choose to use your favorite authenticator app like\u00a0Google Authenticator, Authy<\/strong>.. for activating it.<\/p>\n

Once activated, the login pages will ask for the authentication code (besides the password) which can only be generated with\u00a0your authenticator app (and, we are working on adding this feature to various other actions besides the login).<\/p>\n

Hope that it helps for a better experience :).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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