How do I turn on Google's 2-Step Verification?
Answer
Carthage requires using 2-Step Verification when logging in to your Carthage Gmail account. It helps to safeguard your email account against unauthorized use.
Please see this webpage from Google regarding setting up 2-Step Verification.
Turn on 2-Step Verification
With 2-Step Verification, also called two-factor authentication, you can add an extra layer of security to your account in case your password is stolen. After you set up 2-Step Verification, you can sign in to your account with:
- Your password
- Your phone
Allow 2-Step Verification
- Log in to your Carthage Google account.
- Click the nine dot waffle icon (Google apps).
- In the navigation panel at the left, select Security.
- Under “How you sign in to Google,” select 2-Step Verification
Get started.
- Follow the on-screen steps.
Verify it’s you with a second step
After you turn on 2-Step Verification, you must complete a second step to verify it’s you when you sign in. To help protect your account, Google will ask that you complete a specific second step. Google recommends that your verify your identity with Google prompts. Prompts are push notification that you get on your device. It is easier to tap a prompt than enter a verification code.