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This round of interface changes in the security and login settings on Facebook has made it easier for users to navigate through functions. Since Facebook prioritizes account security, the interface and security features have been strengthened to ensure users can optimize the safety of their accounts.
Setting Up Security and Login on Facebook
1. Setting up security and login on Facebook for computers
Step 1: To access the security and login settings on Facebook, you need to navigate to the settings section as shown below.
You have 2 options in this section: Not you? and Log out.
- Log out: Completely log out of your account from that device immediately.
- Not you?: When you select this option, Facebook will prompt you to secure your account immediately.
Afterward, the Facebook system will prompt you to change your password.
Login section
First up is the warning about unrecognized logins. This notification will be sent to you when your account logs in from a new device. Additionally, this setting is not activated by default, so if you want to use it, you should opt to receive notifications to know how your account is doing.
Furthermore, below there's support for sending this alert to your primary email address. If you don't prefer that, you can use your phone number as an alternative or use some other secondary email address of yours.
Using two-factor authentication is the safeguarding of Facebook's two-layered password that was introduced previously. However, in this round of Facebook's security and login settings, it will include numerous other features, not just limited to safeguarding Facebook's two-layered password.
- Two Factor authentication is off: This is the two-layered protection authentication feature that Mytour just mentioned above. To understand how this feature works and how to use it, we will send you to the most recent detailed article, including all security features below.
- SMS text messages: This feature requires you to receive a message from the system when logging into Facebook from somewhere, and you use that message to authenticate if you want to access Facebook.
- Security Key: Security key is the authentication feature to log in to Facebook via USB or NFC. Of course, authenticating via USB is more common and preferred by many. Check out the guide article on verifying Facebook with USB.
- Code Generator: This feature helps you generate code segments for use in logging in on mobile devices. To use this feature, you need to know programming and create applications to link with Facebook.
- Recovery Codes: Allows you to recover your account, password in case you don't have your phone or personal communication devices when your account is experiencing issues.
- App Passwords: Create a unique password for applications, allowing applications to link with your Facebook account or not.
- Valid Logins: Review the list of devices logged in without needing a code, including devices logged in with profile pictures mentioned above.
The last item in this section is selecting 3 to 5 friends to contact if you're logged out, a feature that allows you to recover your account by having 3 to 5 of your friends send you a code. To understand more about this new feature, readers can refer to the guide article on setting up Facebook friends to recover your password when needed.
Advanced Section
In the advanced section, which is still in the final stages of completion, the only item you can explore is how to encrypt email notifications, making emails sent to you encrypted and only accessible with a OpenPGP public key. This feature is quite new, so Mytour will further research and provide more information to readers in an upcoming article.
2. Security and login setup on Facebook for mobile devices
Similar to the instructions on computers, mobile users can also set up security and login on Facebook through their phones. For specific instructions, please refer to the detailed guide article Here.
Above are all you need to know to set up security and login on Facebook. Perhaps in this article, Mytour can only guide you through the basics, but in the upcoming articles, we will research and provide you with more detailed, in-depth guidance on new features, additional features, or edits to the security and login settings on Facebook.
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