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03-25-2014, 08:40 PM
Tumblr Adds Two-Step Authentication to Ward Off ******s
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As a part of an effort to ramp up security efforts and keep away ******s, Tumblr (http://mashable.com/category/Tumblr?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) is the latest company to add two-step authentication to its social blogging platform.
Before Tuesday, all users were logging into the Tumblr the same way — whether their page attracted five views or 5 million. **w, the new login verification is like double-locking your door at night to decrease the chances of an intruder breaking in
See also: 11 Tumblr Tips for Power Users (http://mashable.com/2012/06/04/tumblr-tips-power-users/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Tumblr joins other services such as Gmail (http://mashable.com/category/gmail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and Twitter that already offer the feature, which is **w available via the user's settings.
"You k**w how you need two keys to launch a nuclear missile? Two-factor authentication works like that," a Tumblr blog post (http://staff.tumblr.com/post/80583764030/the-smile-of-a-loved-one-your-childhood-blanket) read. "One key is your password, the other key is your cellular phone, and you need both to access your Tumblr Dashboard." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/tumblr-two-step-authentication/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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As a part of an effort to ramp up security efforts and keep away ******s, Tumblr (http://mashable.com/category/Tumblr?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) is the latest company to add two-step authentication to its social blogging platform.
Before Tuesday, all users were logging into the Tumblr the same way — whether their page attracted five views or 5 million. **w, the new login verification is like double-locking your door at night to decrease the chances of an intruder breaking in
See also: 11 Tumblr Tips for Power Users (http://mashable.com/2012/06/04/tumblr-tips-power-users/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Tumblr joins other services such as Gmail (http://mashable.com/category/gmail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and Twitter that already offer the feature, which is **w available via the user's settings.
"You k**w how you need two keys to launch a nuclear missile? Two-factor authentication works like that," a Tumblr blog post (http://staff.tumblr.com/post/80583764030/the-smile-of-a-loved-one-your-childhood-blanket) read. "One key is your password, the other key is your cellular phone, and you need both to access your Tumblr Dashboard." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/tumblr-two-step-authentication/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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