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Steps.. How to set up “two-factor authentication” for websites and apps from iPhone

Two-factor authentication is a very useful way to protect your online accounts from hackers and other bad actors, and Apple provides a way Two-factor authentication “inline” for websites that already support this feature.

Most secure websites also offer two-factor authentication, but there are some that don’t actually make it mandatory. For such sites, a secondary password can be really useful and this feature is indeed included iOS 15 last year and allowed users to set up two-factor authentication for online accounts.

Early iPhone users had to rely on third-party apps to store one-time passwords. Not anymore because here we tell you how to set up two-factor authentication for different websites. Follow these steps to set it up.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap Password (it will use FaceID or ask you to enter a password to continue)

2. You will see a list of all websites whose passwords are saved in iCloud Keychain

3. Select the website for which you want to set up a two-factor authentication code

4. Now click on the Check Code Setup button

5. Touch the option to enter the configuration key

6. You can enter the code you received

Things to consider

Secondary two-factor authentication resets every 30 seconds so that no one can access your phone using it. Also, this feature is supported for apps/websites that support setting up two-factor authentication.

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