How to Setup Magento 2 Factor Authentication (2FA)?
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- Security is a top concern for online stores since they face a wide range of issues, ranging from refund abuse, phishing, identity theft, and botnets.
- Rather than invest in expensive and often bloated Magento 2 security extensions, there are a few basic changes you need to implement on your store. This includes enabling Google reCAPTCHA in Magento 2, restricting fake registrations, and protecting your communication through secure SMTP.
- Specifically, you need to set up Magento 2FA, i.e. Magento 2 Two Factor Authentication. This adds an extra layer of protection, i.e. asks the users to provide an additional code generated by an authentication app (e.g. Google Authenticator).
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