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always cares about your safety” - from the very first days of its existence, this motto has been an integral part of this social network. networks. And today another very big and significant step has been taken to secure your account!
Connecting an additional verification method
The new login confirmation feature will allow you to further protect your account from “unwanted” visitors. The feature was added relatively recently and is available to all users. Let's look at the connection steps:
You can activate our function by going to “ My Settings”
", open the "
General
" tab, subgroup of settings "
Security of your page
".
Opposite the “ Login confirmation
” item, click “
connect
”.
Now we have protected our page and activated the feature. From now on, entering the correct login & password pair will not be enough to access your page. You will need to enter a special code sent to you via SMS. Please note that you need to tick the appropriate boxes.
The code sent via SMS message is valid only once, which provides maximum protection against selection. That is, even if the code is intercepted or “sniffed on the phone,” it will no longer be possible to log in. Please note that the “Application for generating codes” function does not inspire confidence in me personally and is not at all convenient. I advise you to turn it off. Let's move on, dear readers.
Constant use of proven devices
VKontakte took care of people’s nerves and decided to save us from endless checking on trusted devices. When you log in, you will have the opportunity to remember this device and save yourself from a ton of SMS messages.
I would like to note that at any time you will have the opportunity to “reset” authorization on all devices, and if something happens, when you go to your page, you will need to enter the (new) code again. This will help us protect ourselves to a new level!
I'll find you by IP!
Now you will receive an instant notification that someone tried to access your page by entering a login & password pair. The corresponding notification will be displayed in the traditional “VKontakte notification” style
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What is double authentication?
Two-factor authorization (authentication) is a method of protecting your page on a social network, which involves double confirmation of your rights to the account. The first - using a login and password, and the second - at the user's choice, using:
- Code or SMS messages.
- Code from the reserve list.
- Special mobile application.
In order to connect two-factor authentication to your account, you need to enter the settings section. Then:
- Go to the “Security” tab and select the “Login Confirmation” section.
- Click the “Connect” button.
- Configure parameters in the form that opens on the screen.
- In the dialog box that appears, enter your profile password and click on the “Confirm” button.
- A code will be sent to the phone number specified in your profile. This is what you should also indicate in the special field and click the “Send code” button.
Next, the system will remind you of the need to save a list of backup codes, which will be useful in a situation when you need to log into a social network and your phone is not at hand.
After this, logging into your account will be possible only after entering a code from the reserve list or a received SMS message, and the security of the page will increase by an order of magnitude. Of course, you can also confirm your login using a special mobile application, all of whose capabilities we will describe below.
Why is quick password recovery not available to me?
How to log into the VKontakte website if you have forgotten your password and login protection is enabled (login confirmation)?
You try to restore access, but you receive an error message: Quick password recovery is not available. Your page has mobile phone login confirmation enabled.
Or this:
Unfortunately, you cannot recover your password using the specified phone number.
Or another option:
Error. This function is not possible for this page.
This means that once before you yourself enabled login confirmation by mobile phone, when to enter the page you need to enter not only a password, but also a code sent to your phone:
When login protection is set (two-factor authentication),
this increases security and protects against hacking, but you forgot your password.
What to do? It is now impossible to receive a recovery code on your phone, because login confirmation
is when you both know the password and have access to the phone. Both together. This is the only way to ensure security, which you yourself voluntarily turned on. It is no longer possible to restore a page with only a phone number if you do not know the password. The VK website warned you about everything, but you didn’t read when you turned on the protection. Maybe that's why you feel like you weren't warned.
Attention!
Here are absolutely all the ways you have in 2021. It's no use looking for anything else or asking in the comments. Only you can restore access yourself. Read to the end and do as written. Blue links take you to other pages that will help you.
How can I now recover my password and access to the page?
Recover by email
If you have additional login confirmation enabled, then instead of quick password recovery via SMS, password recovery via e-mail (e-mail) is used. Is your page linked to email? If yes, then you can request a link to reset your password (instructions will open in a new window).
It may turn out that the page is linked to the mail, but you cannot enter the mail (you don’t have access or you simply don’t remember it) - in this case, it is better to try to first restore access to the mail, otherwise you will have only one way, it is more complex and requires much more more time - recovery through support service.
Restore via support
When login confirmation is enabled, but you forgot your password and the page is NOT linked to an email (or you don’t have access to your email, or you don’t remember the address), the only way to recover the page is to submit a technical support request. This link will open an access restoration form that must be filled out. It's better to do this from a computer rather than from a phone. See detailed instructions here:
If it doesn’t work, do it through the full version on your computer.
You will have to prove that the page is yours. If your real photos are not there or your real name and surname are not indicated, then it is almost impossible (or very difficult) to restore the page. After all, you were warned about everything when you turned on the login protection. You can see why an application might be rejected. Of course, there is an opportunity to contact VK support and try to prove in some way that the page is yours. If they see that you are a normal person and that the page is really yours, they may meet you halfway. If even then nothing works out, register a new page in VK. This is a lesson for the future.
Why can’t I recover my password via SMS if login confirmation is enabled?
Because you yourself enabled TWO-Factor (TWO-Step) authentication, and now you want to reset your password with only ONE factor (phone). But it doesn't work that way. Should have read the warning. We described all the ways to reset a password in this situation above, there are only two of them.
I have backup codes, why can’t I recover my password with them?
Because the backup codes that you wrote out or printed are needed when you don’t have access to your phone
— that is, when you cannot receive an SMS to log in.
And you don’t have a password,
you forgot it. In this case, the backup code will not help.
There is no way to restore it anymore!
There are no other ways to restore access. There is no use looking for them. That is, there is no other way to restore it at all. You just read all the possible ways. , if you don't understand.
Setting up Google Authenticator
In order for the page to have maximum protection, you need to correctly configure the application that will create the code for identification on the network. But first you need to install this program on your smartphone.
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After setting up a profile on a social network is completed, a QR code and a secret key for working with the application will appear on the screen. Using a mobile phone camera and through the program, you should scan this code, and insert the resulting key into a special field. Upon completion, all you have to do is click the “Confirm” button.
Reference. Next, the system will redirect you to the “Security” section, where a wide range of page management functionality is presented.
Double identification via SMS, backup codes or a code generator allows you to minimize the risks associated with hacking or theft of your personal page on VKontakte. Agree, bypassing two authentication mechanisms, especially if the passwords for each of them are a random set of characters and are not related to the personal information of the account owner, is very problematic. Even if attackers try to guess passwords using Protectvk Tk, the system described above will protect your profile from all kinds of fraud.
We have already talked about hacking a VKontakte page (see how to hack a VKontakte page). Attackers can find out your login and guess your password (see how to find out your password if you know your VKontakte login). And then they will be able to visit your page.
To prevent this from happening, VKontakte introduced an additional security measure - double authorization (two-factor). The meaning of this function is that after entering your login and password, you also need to indicate the secret code received via SMS or other means. Thus, the likelihood of hacking is reduced significantly. Even if attackers know your credentials, they won't have the code to log into the page.
Now I will show you how to activate double authorization on VKontakte and set up an application for generating codes .
Table of contents:
I recommend everyone to set up this function. This way you will significantly increase the security of your VKontakte page!
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