Google to introduce 2FA security for Gmail users
"Google is to offer all Gmail users the option to secure their accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA), the first time such security has been widely used on mass webmail," informed a company spokesperson. According to experts, the new option will offer the users a secure account and would work as an extra security to the already mad login id and password. As per the new option, the Gmail users can choose between a mobile handset, landline phone or an application on their mobile, on which they would receive a unique one-time login code, which would be required to be submitted along with the username and password, while signing in to check mails.
It is a complex process
Though the new application is aimed at making Gmail very secure for its users, it is a complex process and would require a 15-minute setup process and the user is required to have a backup, incase the device on which they receive the unique code is lost. This need not be the same device and if a user chose to get the code on a mobile, then even a landline can be kept as a backup option. "When accessing Gmail through non-browser applications such as standalone email apps or a phone app, a specific but on-off password will have to be generated to stop the application working," said a Google spokesperson. The code can be received on all Andoid-based phones, smartphones like iPhones and BlackBerry handsets and it is not necessary to get a new code for every login. The unique security code can be renewed once in every month. Though the application would be started in the U.S. initially, Gmail users across the globe would also be provided with the facility within this year. "At the very least it would make migrating from bogus account to bogus account difficult if the associated mobile accounts are also blacklisted," said a technologist
It is a complex process
Though the new application is aimed at making Gmail very secure for its users, it is a complex process and would require a 15-minute setup process and the user is required to have a backup, incase the device on which they receive the unique code is lost. This need not be the same device and if a user chose to get the code on a mobile, then even a landline can be kept as a backup option. "When accessing Gmail through non-browser applications such as standalone email apps or a phone app, a specific but on-off password will have to be generated to stop the application working," said a Google spokesperson. The code can be received on all Andoid-based phones, smartphones like iPhones and BlackBerry handsets and it is not necessary to get a new code for every login. The unique security code can be renewed once in every month. Though the application would be started in the U.S. initially, Gmail users across the globe would also be provided with the facility within this year. "At the very least it would make migrating from bogus account to bogus account difficult if the associated mobile accounts are also blacklisted," said a technologist
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