A text or email with a numeric code that serves as a second factor. See two-factor authentication. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding “passkeys” as a more straightforward and secure way to log ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding “passkeys” as a more straightforward and secure way to log ...

The current release provides Agent Mode with a new level of security and allows automatic selection of a language model in Copilot Chat.

Valve has announced implementing additional security measures for developers publishing games on Steam, including SMS-based confirmation codes. This is to deal with a recent outbreak of malicious ...