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    "title" : "Twitter’s Two Step Verification Process |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Twitter\u0026#8217;s Two Step Verification Process","summary" : "To enhance security, Twitter now offers two-step verification. The release of the new feature follows several high-profile account breaches – including a false tweet sent from the Associated Press’s Twitter account in April. If you chose to enable the two-step verification feature, Twitter sends a text message with a unique code to a cell phone that must be","date" : "2013-05-31T11:16:45-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jason-kelly" : "Jason Kelly"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/05/2013-05-31-twitters-two-step-verification-process.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/05/2013-05-31-twitters-two-step-verification-process.md","slug" : "twitters-two-step-verification-process","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/05/31/twitters-two-step-verification-process/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eTo enhance security, Twitter now offers \u003ca href=\"https://blog.twitter.com/2013/getting-started-login-verification\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etwo-step verification\u003c/a\u003e. The release of the new feature follows several high-profile account breaches – including a \u003ca href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hackers-compromise-ap-twitter-account\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efalse tweet sent from the Associated Press’s Twitter account\u003c/a\u003e in April. \u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/02/600-x-400-Blue-bird-concrete-background-simonox-iStock-Thinkstock-176775917.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Blue bird graphic on a blue concrete background\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you chose to enable the two-step verification feature, Twitter sends a text message with a unique code to a cell phone that must be entered to continue the login process. This extra step is simple and provides another important layer of protection for your account.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe code can only be sent to one cell phone. This is an issue if multiple users access the same account. Account managers who need to give access to multiple users should consider a service like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hootsuite.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHootsuite\u003c/a\u003e, which allows a group of people to manage and schedule tweets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, comprehensive protection against a security breach requires more than just one feature like two-step verification. Twitter’s \u003ca href=\"https://support.twitter.com/articles/76036-keeping-your-account-secure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esupport center recommends\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a strong password of at least 10 characters long (a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols) that isn’t used on another website\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse login verification\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe aware of suspicious links\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways make sure you’re on Twitter.com before you enter your login information\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever give your username and password to untrusted third parties\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake sure your computer and operating system is up-to-update\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsdvJI0AK5M]\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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