diff --git a/_articles/getting-started/how-to-setup-two-step-login.md b/_articles/getting-started/how-to-setup-two-step-login.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c77752bf --- /dev/null +++ b/_articles/getting-started/how-to-setup-two-step-login.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +layout: article +title: How to setup two-step login +category: Getting Started +featured: false +popular: false +tags: [two-step-login, password, account] +--- + +Two-step login can only be configured from the [web vault](https://vault.bitwarden.com). If you lose access to your two-step verification app, and recovery code, bitwarden will not be able to recover your account. + +1. Log in to the [web vault](https://vault.bitwarden.com) at https://vault.bitwarden.com +2. Click **Settings** on the sidebar +3. Click **Manage Two-step Log in** under the **Two-step Log In** panel +4. Type in your current password and click **Continue** +5. Follow the steps that appear + 1. Download two-step verification app + 2. Scan QR code + 3. Enter verification code +6. Click **Enable Two-step** + - A green banner will appear above stating that two-step login has been enabled; and + - **Important**: A brown banner will appear below with a recovery code +7. Print or write down the recovery code and store in a safe place + - This code is **REQUIRED** to restore your account +8. Click **Close** and then **Log Out** +9. Log in to confirm that two-step verification is enabled and working +10. Log out of and back in to any other bitwarden applications that you are using + - You will eventually be logged out automatically