Important Tips To Secure Your Crypto Holding: The Use Of 2FA #001

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Hello great minds,

With a humble heart I happily come before you all today to discuss on an issue of great importance in the cryptospace.

I trust you are all doing perfectly fine and are enjoying your activities in the community as you strive to promote steemit in various social media and most especially on twitter.

As crypto enthusiasts, we ought to learn how to keep our crypto assets very safe and secure.

Today, we shall be learning on the essence of 2FA to keep our security asset very safe, but first let's learn what a two-factor authentication mean.

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WHAT IS TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

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Two factor authentication can be explained to be a very important security mechanism that Improves the protection of sensitive information and digital account by requiring users to make a available two verification form before being given access to a particular funds.

In the interconnected digital world we live in today, where individuals are solely dependent on online Platform for communication, data storage and Financial transaction.

Considering the rate at which this online Platforms are being relied on by humans, the need for a robust security now becomes alarming.

The use of passwords which was at time very efficient can no longer be as efficient as it used to be, as it can not be strong enough to stand against the techniques of threat being posed on different digital accounts today.

The inadequacy of passwords led to the development and acceptance of two factor authentication as an extra layer of security to an account.

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EVOLUTION OF 2FA

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The concept of making use of different factors of authentication has an history dated back to the early computer security systems.

At first, it was being used in high security environment like research lab or military facilities.

However, through the advancement of technology and a rampant adoption to the use of online facilities, the need for a more user friendly and a more accessible form of multi factor authentication became pressing.

Over the years, a practical solution to the deadly threats posed by online cyber-criminals happens to be the concept of a multi factor authentication.

It provides a compromise between usability and security, thus making it very comfortable for both organization and users to make use of.

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CONCLUSION

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The use of a 2FA is very important in keeping our sensitive information safe.

In our next meeting, we shall learn more about the operation of a 2FA.