Hi, Christina, The iCloud passcode is set up when you activate Keychain for storing your passwords. I don't know how two-step verification works if you don't have one. It may prompt you to set one up.
Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Dec 11, 2014, at 8:49 PM, Christina C. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm, I don’t remember being given an option of two different ones. I just > signed up years ago in iTunes when I started buying music from apple and > didn’t hav an iPhone or anything, than when iCloud came out it seems like I > remember just signing in with my iTunes account which I guess is the same as > my apple ID? I’m pretty confused. I don’t remember apple asking me if I > wanted them different or the same. :) > > Thanks, > Christina >> On Dec 11, 2014, at 9:37 PM, Neal Ewers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Christina. You can certainly have them be the same. Some people choose not >> to do that, but, as I said, you can choose to have them the same if you wish. >> >> Neal >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Christina C. >> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: The dark side of Apple's two-factor authentication >> >> Teresa, >> >> What’s the difference between my iCloud passcode and my account password? I >> thought mine were one in the same. I thought I only had one and it is both >> my apple ID and my iCloud account with the same username and password? >> >> Thanks for any clarification, >> Christina >>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 10:14 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> What you have to do is provide both your iCloud passcode (not your account >>> password) *and your trusted device that you've already set up is sent a >>> text message with a six-digit code with a short expiration period. ONLY >>> when you do these two steps can you reset your key, hence two-factor >>> authentication. I speak from experience, having followed those instructions >>> and reset my key. :) >>> >>> Teresa >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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