In the past few years, our addiction for social networking websites or apps has increased a lot. However, initially, only youth seems to be addicted but now people of every age group are active members of these social sites. Among all the social networking websites, Facebook is one of the oldest and most popular, and this is the reason that it has now more than 1.94 billion monthly active users.
If we look around, then we will find that most of us start our day by posting a status update and ends it with reading our news feed on Facebook. This itself shows our inclination towards Facebook.
However, we guys need to understand that making our account secure is more important that posting a status an update, as there are a lot of prying eyes over our personal data.
In this article, we will discuss Two-factor authentication of Facebook and learn how to use it, if not already used.
Also read: How To Download Your Personal Facebook Data
Two-factor authentication is a security feature that helps you to protect your Facebook account, in other words, it is a protective shield that makes your account more safe and secure. Once you enable this security you will be asked for a security code in addition to your login password.
To get the things started first sign into your Facebook account.
Now log out from your account and confirm that Two-factor authentication is enabled.
Please note that for getting a login code on SMS you need to have your phone number registered with Facebook. However, the best way to get the login code is to open Facebook app and generate a code using Code Generator.
Facebook has done their part by introducing Two-factor authentication feature, however it is now our prime duty to protect our account by enabling this feature.