Well, Mark, now that nobody else can get in, can you still get out? For those who have only one device keep in mind you can also specify the iPhone of a close and trusted friend or family member as a trusted device. How does this work, Mark, if you only have one device and somebody steels it and you need to log in to iCloud let's say from not your own trusted computer and you need to provide a code. If the code is sent to your phone how does this help if a thief has your phone?
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Apple Two-Factor Authentication Finally Enabled on all of my Devices and Accounts Hello All, Well, I cannot say that it was easy, given that I have multiple Apple accounts on a wide variety of devices including Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac, iOS, etc and also that I access my various email accounts from legacy Windows based clients but, after updating all components, including the latest versions of the iCloud Control Panel for Windows, and, after resurrecting a couple of old iPhones and Macs from the grave to serve as on the fly trusted devices, all of my products are now protected via Two-Factor authentication. I dare say that most will not find the upgrade to two-factor as arduous as I so, I do recommend upgrading if you have both the time and patience to learn the entire process. To those of you who only have one device? I say go for it as you will be prompted for a telephone number that can always provide the on the fly code you will need to login to new Apple devices or any web browsers. The best thing is that once you select to trust the device or web browser, you will not be prompted for the security code again, unless you choose to be prompted. I have spent the past two days really putting two-factor authentication on all of my devices and products to the test and I must say that it performs as beautifully as Apple claims, including when it is necessary to generate an application-specific password for non-apple legacy clients such as older versions of Outlook or Thunderbird. Keep in mind that this is something that you do not want to rush through. Take your time and read all of the information that is displayed during the upgrade process as it will help you a great deal. One more thing, I strongly suggest that before you decide to upgrade to two-factor, that you login to http://appleid.apple.com and familiarize yourself with the site because after upgrading to two-factor for longer than 30 days, the only way you will be able to turn it off is by logging into that site with a verification code from either a trusted device/phone number. Good Luck to you all and I'll see you on the other side of the security wall (smile). Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
