But what is this two-factor authentication all about? Wikipedia explains it like this:
“Two-factor authentication (2FA) is used to prove a user's identity by combining two different, and in particular independent, components (factors). This can typically be something the user knows, something he owns, or something that is an inseparable part of him. This is familiar from everyday life, for example from ATMs . Only the combination of bank card and PIN enables the transaction.”
The first factor we use to ensure that you are really you is your password in combination with your email address. As a second factor, we are now introducing your smartphone belgium telegram screening as an option . If you decide to use the second factor, install a 2-factor app (e.g. Authy ) on your smartphone. CentralStationCRM will then regularly ask you for a short PIN, which you can only get with the help of your smartphone.
Sounds really annoying, why should I do that?
Do you use your password in the same way somewhere else? We all know that you shouldn't do that. And yet many people do just that.
Now, we often hear about user data "going missing" from one service or another. Depending on how professional the service is - let's assume not so professional - the passwords are only poorly encrypted (or worse: not encrypted at all) in the provider's database. If this database is lost, the data thief usually not only has the password (or can perhaps decrypt it), but also your email address. And what happens next? That's right, the crook tries the combination on all common web systems, for example in our CRM. If you use the same password elsewhere, he can easily get in and access your data.