I think you all using smartphone, laptop, or both right. Then just imagine the following situation. (Just for demo purpose only)
You’re
waking up on a splendid morning, suddenly you remember that your boos will
order you send one document on morning and after the work is done then told you
to inform those details with him. For that, you’re opening your laptop but
after opening the laptop you are realized that you can’t access your email
account anymore. Your mail is breached; your precious works inside that system
are gone and also your credit card was used for shady transactions. Through that
lot of your money is gone. Simply said that now you have only two things one is
your empty laptop and the smartphone. In this situation, what should you do?
I think now
the following dialogue will run on your mind right.
“HEY!! You
crazy head!! Stop your crazy imagination!! And wash your mouth with sanitizer!! You
make us furious there are goosebumps all around my body after hear this!!”
Hey!! Wait!!
Early I told you that these all are just imagination!! Even imagination is just
making us very mad right!! But if it happens in real-time how to protect
ourselves from this?? Yes, today’s article is very helpful to you to protect
yourself from that type of situation. So no further discussion because already that
imagination section will you very stressed for that let’s move on to the topic
directly.
Today’s article is two-factor authentications (2FA). This one is also known as a two-step
verification. I think many of us heard about the term because many of our tech
giants like Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, etc are developed this
security mechanism for their users. So you can hear this term thoroughly that
but if you can’t hear about it, then through this article you can clearly
understand it after reading it. So as per our blog regulation, let’s go on to the
definition part.
Two-factor authentications
(2FA) is a verification process in which the user provides two different
authentication factors to prove their identity. As per the definition, you’re
all understood a little bit of 2FA. Now I’ll give you one simple real-life
example for better understanding. If you are using a smartphone with a fingerprint
sensor then you should use both a passcode and fingerprint sensor to unlock
your device. Right. Basically, this one is called two-factor authentication. In
unlocking, you can use either one of them. But in this one, you must use both
for better security. Through this line, you can understand what the 2FA technology is and what the use of this
technology is. So the basic benefit of this one is reliability. Other than that
user satisfaction, because this type of security system makes the user think that the system very secure place.
Here the doubt
arises? We’re using the password for verification. In two factor verification
what are the options is avail here? There are several ways for you to upgrade
yourself from the available one-step verification process to a two-step verification
process. Such as
- Knowledge factor – such as pin, password
- Possession factors – such as ID card, a security token, a cellphone, or an app to approve authentication requests.
- Inherence or biometric factor – such as fingerprint, retina, facial or voice recognition
- Location factor – authentication based on your location
- Time factor – authentication based on the time of usage patterns
Now you can
clearly understand what and how to use it but I already told you that there is a limitation for this one. Now we have to know that limitation here.
Basically this
one just delay the hacking activity doesn’t provide 100% security. But it
is impossible for any system to give 100 percent guarantees to protect you from hackers.
But it’s my duty to give you some simple
suggestion for better security. Such as
- Be aware while using public wifi
- Do not share your personal details on an unsecured line
- Always think before you do
These are
the simple tips I’ll give you to protect yourself from others. Always stay
safe.
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