Tumblr
Adds Two-Step Authentication to
Ward Off ******s
As a part of an effort to ramp up security efforts and keep away ******s,
Tumblr 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
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Tumblr joins other services such as
Gmail 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 read. "One key is your password, the other key is your cellular phone, and you need both to access your
Tumblr Dashboard."
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