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and your Apple Account.</p> <p class="gb-paragraph">You use your Apple Account to sign in to Apple Services — like the App store, iCloud, Apple Music, iMessage, FaceTime, and more — and your account information includes your contact, payment, and security details. Apple uses <a href="/en-mide/102651" class="gb-anchor" aria-label="iCloud security overview">best-in-class security technologies to help secure your data</a>.</p> <div class="callout gb-callout"><p class="gb-paragraph">Never give your Apple Account password, verification codes, device passcode, recovery key, or any account security details to anyone else. Apple will never ask you for this information.</p><p class="gb-paragraph"> Apple has strict policies and procedures in place to prevent unauthorized access to your Apple Account. When you contact us for support, we may ask you to <a href="/en-mide/102425" class="gb-anchor">confirm your Apple Account</a> via a notification that we send to your device. Or you can generate a temporary Support PIN that identifies your Apple Account.</p></div> <h2 class="gb-header">Protect your Apple Account and password</h2> <p class="gb-paragraph">To help protect your Apple Account and all the important content that you store with Apple, you can follow these recommendations.</p> <div class="gb-group"><h3 class="gb-header">Protect your account with two-factor authentication</h3><p class="gb-paragraph">Two-factor authentication is designed to make sure that you're the only person who can access your Apple Account, even if someone else knows your password. When you sign in to your Apple Account for the first time on a new device, that device asks for the verification code that is displayed automatically on your trusted devices.</p><h3 class="gb-header">Turn on Stolen Device Protection for iPhone</h3><p class="gb-paragraph">Stolen Device Protection is a security feature that helps prevent someone who has stolen your iPhone and knows your passcode from making critical changes to your account or device.</p><p class="gb-paragraph">When Stolen Device Protection is turned on, some features and actions have additional security requirements when your iPhone is away from familiar locations such as home or work.</p><p class="gb-paragraph"><a href="/en-mide/120340" class="gb-anchor" link-type="ICON">Learn more about Stolen Device Protection</a></p></div> <div class="gb-group"><h3 class="gb-header">Keep your Apple Account password private</h3><p class="gb-paragraph">Apple requires that you use a strong password for your Apple Account — eight or more characters, including upper and lowercase letters and at least one number.</p><p class="gb-paragraph">Never share your Apple Account password, verification codes, or account security details with anyone. 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Learn how Apple designs products to protect your privacy and <a href="https://www.apple.com/privacy/control/" class="gb-anchor" aria-label="Apple Privacy - control what you share">give you control over your information</a>.</p></li><li class="gb-list_item"><p class="gb-paragraph">Don't fall for social engineering schemes. If it sounds like a scam, assume that it is. 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