Two-step verification (2SV) is an additional layer of security that we can use to better protect our web accounts.
Many online services, from email providers to payment processors, provide users with the option of enabling 2SV. Fortunately, so do many social media platforms.
As part of our ongoing article series on 2SV, we’ve covered how to enable 2SV on a number of sites – including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
But that in no way covers all the social networking sites out there that come with this optional security feature.
Some of them, such as Tumblr, call their implementation “two-factor authentication (2FA),” a term which is fundamentally different from 2SV. In actuality, Tumblr’s version of 2FA functions exactly the same as 2SV. Let me show you.
In this guide, I will walk through the steps on how to enable 2SV on your Tumblr account.
1. Sign into your Tumblr account using a web browser.
2. At the top-right corner of the page, you’ll see either a thumbnail of your profile picture (if you uploaded one) or an icon shaped like a human bust.
Click on that icon/thumbnail and select the “Account” option that appears in the drop-down menu.
3. On your “Account” page, you’ll see some basic information about your profile, including your verified email address and preferred language. You’ll also see you have the ability to enable some security features. One of them is “Two-factor authentication,” which is in reality 2SV. Click on the switch next to “Two-factor authentication.”
4. In order to activate 2SV, you will need to verify your mobile phone number with Tumblr. Enter your number in to the provided text field that appears below “Two-factor authentication” so that Tumblr can send you a verification code. Then enter in your password and click on the blue “Send” button.
5. Tumblr will send a 6-digit verification code to your phone. Enter that code into the provided text field in your web browser and click on the “Enable” button.
6. And you’re done! On your “Account” page, you’ll now see that 2SV is enabled. By default, Tumblr will send verification codes to your phone via SMS. But you do have the option to generate codes using an authentication app such as Google Authenticator:
Now every time you log into your account, you’ll see this page after you’ve entered in your username and password:
Simply enter the code sent to your mobile phone and click on the “Log In” button. You’ll automatically be redirected to your home page.
Read more:
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) versus two-step verification (2SV)
- How to better protect your Facebook account from hackers
- How to better protect your Twitter account from hackers
- How to enable two-step verification (2SV) on your WhatsApp Account
- How to protect your Amazon account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to better protect your Google account with two-step Verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Dropbox account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Office 365 users with multi-factor authentication
- How to protect your Microsoft account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to better protect your Tumblr account from hackers with 2SV
- How to protect your LinkedIn account from hackers with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your PayPal account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Yahoo account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Apple ID account against hackers
- How to better protect your Google account with two-step verification and Google Authenticator
- How to protect your Hootsuite account from hackers
- How to better protect your Instagram account with two-step verification (2SV)
- Instagram finally supports third-party 2FA apps for greater account security
- How to protect your Nintendo account from hackers with two-step verification (2SV)
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