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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_an_article%3F?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:What is an article?">encyclopedic article</a>, nor one of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Achieving_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">vetting</a>. </div> </div></td> <td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:2FA"></span><span id="WP:2FA"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:2FA%26redirect%3Dno">H:2FA</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:2FA%26redirect%3Dno">WP:2FA</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"> <table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/30px-Walnut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/45px-Walnut.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/60px-Walnut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> Administrators and editors with advanced permissions should ideally enable two-factor authentication for account security, and can do so by following this guide.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"> <table class="box-Warning plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><b>Particular attention</b> should be paid to the section of this guide on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H:SCRATCH?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H:SCRATCH">scratch codes</a> — if you don't keep these codes and encounter a problem with your 2FA device, you will be locked out of your account.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Diff%C3%A9rents_mod%C3%A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Diff%C3%A9rents_mod%C3%A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg/240px-Diff%C3%A9rents_mod%C3%A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Diff%25C3%25A9rents_mod%25C3%25A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg/360px-Diff%25C3%25A9rents_mod%25C3%25A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Diff%25C3%25A9rents_mod%25C3%25A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg/480px-Diff%25C3%25A9rents_mod%25C3%25A8les_de_lecteurs_de_cartes_bancaires.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5198" data-file-height="3462"></a> <figcaption> 2FA is like a software version of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Security_token?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Security token">security token</a> devices used for online banking in some countries. </figcaption> </figure> <p><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Multi-factor authentication">Two-factor authentication</a></b> (<b>2FA</b>) is a method of adding additional security to your account. The first "factor" is your usual password that is standard for any account. The second "factor" is a verification code retrieved from an app on a mobile device or computer. 2FA is conceptually similar to a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Security_token?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Security token">security token</a> device that banks in some countries require for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Online_banking?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Online banking">online banking</a>. Other names for 2FA systems include <i>OTP</i> (<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One-time_password?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One-time password">one-time password</a></i>) and <i>TOTP</i> (<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Time-based One-time Password algorithm">Time-based One-time Password algorithm</a></i>).</p> <p>This guide explains how to enable and disable 2FA on Wikipedia for your account. This guide is about the TOTP method, see notes about WebAuthn below.</p> <p>If you decide to enable 2FA, you may want to enable the option "Send password reset emails only when both email address and username are provided" in the first tab of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Preferences?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Securing_your_account"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Securing your account</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Accessing_2FA"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Accessing 2FA</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Checking_whether_2FA_is_enabled"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Checking whether 2FA is enabled</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Enabling 2FA on smartphones and tablet computers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#WinAuth_(Windows)"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">WinAuth (Windows)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Authenticator_(Linux)"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Authenticator (Linux)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#KeeWeb_(Windows,_macOS,_Linux,_online)"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">KeeWeb (Windows, macOS, Linux, online)</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Changing_your_authentication_device"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Changing your authentication device</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Scratch codes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Generating_new_scratch_codes"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Generating new scratch codes</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Logging_in_with_2FA"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Logging in with 2FA</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Web_interface"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Web interface</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Mobile_app"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Mobile app</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#API_access"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">API access</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Disabling_2FA"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Disabling 2FA</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Known_issues"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Known issues</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Multiple_devices"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Multiple devices</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Clock_drift"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Clock drift</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#WebAuthn"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">WebAuthn</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#More_help"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">More help</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Securing_your_account" data-mw-thread-id="h-Securing_your_account"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Securing_your_account"></span>Securing your account<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Securing_your_account"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Securing your account" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_account_security?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:User account security">Wikipedia:User account security</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png/220px-Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="870"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 184px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png/220px-Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png" data-width="220" data-height="184" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png/330px-Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png/440px-Basic_information_in_Wikipedia_preferences.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H:P?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H:P">Preferences</a> with button to enable 2FA </figcaption> </figure> <p>It is <b>extremely important</b> for administrators and editors with advanced permissions to keep their account secure. A number of Wikipedia administrators (including the co-founder, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Jimbo Wales">Jimbo Wales</a>) have had their accounts compromised, which were then used to vandalise the encyclopedia. As well as causing widespread disruption, the affected administrators' accounts were locked until it was beyond doubt they had regained control.</p> <p>Any editor can improve their <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_account_security?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:User account security">account security</a> by using 2FA. This practice is recommended for editors with advanced permissions, highly recommended for administrators, and required for interface administrators, among others.</p> <p>Before enabling 2FA, please ensure that you have a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Password_strength?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Password strength">strong password</a> that is exclusively used for Wikipedia. Consider using a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Password_manager?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Password manager">password manager</a> to generate strong, unique passwords for each of your online accounts.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Accessing_2FA" data-mw-thread-id="h-Accessing_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Accessing_2FA"></span>Accessing 2FA<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Accessing_2FA"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Accessing 2FA" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication%23Accounts_affected" class="extiw" title="m:Help:Two-factor authentication">m:Help:Two-factor authentication § Accounts affected</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:ACCESS2FA"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:ACCESS2FA%26redirect%3Dno">H:ACCESS2FA</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>On the English Wikipedia, the following groups automatically have access to 2FA:</p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style> <div class="div-col"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter">Edit filter managers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Page mover">Page movers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Template editor">Template editors</a></li> </ul> </div> <p>If you are not in one of these groups, you need to submit a request at <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global_permissions%23Requests_for_2_Factor_Auth_tester_permissions" class="extiw" title="m:Steward requests/Global permissions">m:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions</a> to obtain access to 2FA (see <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global_permissions/2022-12%23Requests_for_2_Factor_Auth_tester_permissions" class="extiw" title="m:Steward requests/Global permissions/2022-12">request examples</a>), explicitly mentioning that you have read <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication" class="extiw" title="meta:Help:Two-factor authentication">Help:Two-factor authentication on Meta</a> (which is <b>not</b> the page you're reading now). Most users need to request access before they can use 2FA.</p> <p>Users with advanced rights on other projects, including test wikis hosted by Wikimedia, can also enable 2FA from those projects.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Checking_whether_2FA_is_enabled" data-mw-thread-id="h-Checking_whether_2FA_is_enabled-Accessing_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Checking_whether_2FA_is_enabled-Accessing_2FA"></span>Checking whether 2FA is enabled<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Checking_whether_2FA_is_enabled-Accessing_2FA"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Checking whether 2FA is enabled" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>To determine whether your account has 2FA enabled, go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Preferences?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a>. Under "User profile", check the entry for "Two-factor authentication", which should be between "Global account" and "Global preferences":</p> <ul> <li>If the entry says "TOTP (one-time token)", 2FA is currently enabled on your account.</li> <li>If the entry says "None enabled", 2FA is currently disabled on your account.</li> <li>If there is no entry for "Two-factor authentication", your account currently doesn't have access to 2FA, and you'll need to request access at <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global_permissions%23Requests_for_2_Factor_Auth_tester_permissions" class="extiw" title="m:Steward requests/Global permissions">m:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions</a> before you can enable 2FA.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers"></span>Enabling 2FA on smartphones and tablet computers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Enabling 2FA on smartphones and tablet computers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:ENABLE2FA"></span><span id="H:2FAPHONE"></span><span id="H:2FATABLET"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:ENABLE2FA%26redirect%3Dno">H:ENABLE2FA</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:2FAPHONE%26redirect%3Dno">H:2FAPHONE</a></span></li> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:2FATABLET%26redirect%3Dno">H:2FATABLET</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg/220px-Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg/220px-Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg/330px-Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg/440px-Scanning_QR_codes_on_business_cards.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Scanning a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/QR_code?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="QR code">QR code</a> with a smartphone's camera </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png/220px-Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="466" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1526"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 466px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png/220px-Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png" data-width="220" data-height="466" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png/330px-Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png/440px-Aegis_Authenticator_3.2_screenshot.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Aegis app </figcaption> </figure> <p>If you have a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Smartphone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Smartphone">smartphone</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tablet_computer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tablet computer">tablet computer</a> with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Android_(operating_system)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/IOS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="IOS">iOS</a>, a mobile app is the most secure and the easiest way to use 2FA. If you don't have a mobile device or if you want to use a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Microsoft_Windows?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> tablet, see "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers">Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers</a>".</p> <ol> <li>Download a 2FA app onto your mobile device. Some options include: <ul> <li><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis">Aegis</a></b> (Android): <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Free_and_open-source?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Free and open-source">free and open-source</a> <ul> <li>Android: Download from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dcom.beemdevelopment.aegis">Google Play</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.beemdevelopment.aegis/">F-Droid</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/iphone/ipha6173c19f/ios">Apple Passwords</a></b> (iOS)</li> <li><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP">AndOTP</a></b> (Android): free and open-source (development discontinued<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) <ul> <li>Android: Download from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dorg.shadowice.flocke.andotp">Google Play</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mattrubin.me/authenticator/">Authenticator</a></b> (iOS): free and open-source <ul> <li>iOS: Download from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/authenticator/id766157276">App Store</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/FreeOTP?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="FreeOTP">FreeOTP</a></b> (Android, iOS): free and open-source <ul> <li>Android: Download from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dorg.fedorahosted.freeotp">Google Play</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fedorahosted.freeotp/index.html.en">F-Droid</a></li> <li>iOS: Download from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freeotp-authenticator/id872559395">App Store</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Google_Authenticator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Google Authenticator">Google Authenticator</a></b> <ul> <li>Android: Download from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dcom.google.android.apps.authenticator2">Google Play</a></li> <li>iOS: Download from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-authenticator/id388497605">App Store</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b>Microsoft Authenticator</b> <ul> <li>Android: Download from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dcom.azure.authenticator%26hl%3Den_IN%26gl%3DUS">Google Play</a></li> <li>iOS: Download from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-authenticator/id983156458">App Store</a></li> </ul></li> <li><b>Numberstation</b> <ul> <li>True Linux on mobile (Mobian, Ubuntu Touch, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mobile_operating_system?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Fully_open-source,_mixed_copyleft_and_permissive_licenses" title="Mobile operating system"> similar OSes</a>, but <i>not</i> Android): Install through your <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Package_manager?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Package manager">package manager</a>, either in the command terminal, or via <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/AppStream?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="AppStream">AppStream</a> (if you have it installed) with the button <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/org.postmarketos.numberstation/">here</a>.</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ol> <ol> <li>Go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:Manage Two-factor authentication</a>. Click "Enable" next to "TOTP (one-time token)", and log in with your username and password.</li> <li>The recommended authentication method is to scan a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/QR_code?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="QR code">QR code</a> in the app. In "Step 2" of the setup page, there is a box with a pattern which you have to point your device's camera toward. (Your device might ask you for permission to use the camera first.) <ul> <li>If you can't scan the QR code, you can enter the "Two-factor authentication secret key" from "Step 2" of the setup page into the app, which gives you the same result.</li> </ul></li> <li>Go back to the 2FA enrollment page. <b>Write down the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">scratch codes</a> from "Step 3" and keep them in a secure location.</b></li> <li>Type the 6-digit verification code from your app into the 2FA enrollment page under "Step 4".</li> </ol> <p>That's it, you're all set up. <b>Now, read "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">Scratch codes</a>".</b></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span>Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:2FAPC"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:2FAPC%26redirect%3Dno">H:2FAPC</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>You can use apps like WinAuth, Authenticator, and KeeWeb to handle 2FA tokens on many computers. This is the recommended way to use 2FA if you don't have a smartphone or tablet computer. Certain laptops (like Chromebooks) may need to use the "<a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers">tablet</a>" section above.</p> <p>If you currently use a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Password_manager?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Password manager">password manager</a>, check whether it supports 2FA. (Your password manager may also refer to 2FA as <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One-time_password?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One-time password">OTP</a></i> or <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Time-based One-time Password algorithm">TOTP</a></i>.) Using your current password manager for 2FA is easier than setting up a new 2FA app.</p> <p><i>Note:</i> If you normally edit with your desktop computer, using a desktop 2FA app is slightly less secure than <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers">using a mobile 2FA app</a>, as someone with access to both your computer and your password would still be able to log in to your account.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="WinAuth_(Windows)" data-mw-thread-id="h-WinAuth_(Windows)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"><span id="WinAuth_.28Windows.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WinAuth_(Windows)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span>WinAuth (Windows)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-WinAuth_(Windows)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: WinAuth (Windows)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WinAuth_3_screenshot.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/WinAuth_3_screenshot.png/220px-WinAuth_3_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="317"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 174px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/WinAuth_3_screenshot.png/220px-WinAuth_3_screenshot.png" data-width="220" data-height="174" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/WinAuth_3_screenshot.png/330px-WinAuth_3_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/WinAuth_3_screenshot.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> WinAuth 2FA app </figcaption> </figure> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://winauth.github.io/winauth/index.html">WinAuth</a> is the recommended 2FA app for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Microsoft_Windows?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> users. It is free and open-source.</p> <ol> <li>Download <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://winauth.github.io/winauth/index.html">WinAuth</a> onto your Windows PC.</li> <li>Go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:Manage Two-factor authentication</a>. Click "Enable" next to "TOTP (one-time token)", and log in with your username and password.</li> <li>Click the "Add" button at the bottom-left of Authenticator. Select "Authenticator".</li> <li>Type "Wikipedia" and your account name (e.g. "Wikipedia – Example") into the "Name" field.</li> <li>Copy the "Two-factor authentication secret key" from "Step 2" of the setup page and paste it into the "Secret Code" field.</li> <li>Leave the next option set to "Time-based".</li> <li>Click "Verify authenticator" and then click "OK".</li> <li>Optionally set a password for WinAuth. Click "OK".</li> <li>Go back to the 2FA enrollment page. <b>Write down the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">scratch codes</a> from "Step 3" and keep them in a secure location.</b></li> <li>Type the 6-digit verification code from WinAuth into the 2FA enrollment page under "Step 4". (Click the refresh button in WinAuth to generate another code.)</li> </ol> <p>That's it, you're all set up. <b>Now, read "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">Scratch codes</a>".</b></p> <p><br></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Authenticator_(Linux)" data-mw-thread-id="h-Authenticator_(Linux)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"><span id="Authenticator_.28Linux.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Authenticator_(Linux)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span>Authenticator (Linux)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Authenticator_(Linux)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Authenticator (Linux)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Authenticator_(Linux).png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png/220px-Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="609"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 289px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png/220px-Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png" data-width="220" data-height="289" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png/330px-Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png/440px-Authenticator_%28Linux%29.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Authenticator 2FA app </figcaption> </figure> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Authenticator">Authenticator</a> is the recommended 2FA app for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Linux?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Linux">Linux</a> users. It is free and open-source.</p> <ol> <li>Download <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Authenticator">Authenticator</a> onto your Linux computer. (Authenticator requires <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flatpak?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flatpak">Flatpak</a>, which is available on all Linux distributions, including <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu/">Ubuntu</a>.)</li> <li>Go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:Manage Two-factor authentication</a>. Click "Enable", and log in with your username and password.</li> <li>Click the <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 0.1em solid #AAA; border-radius:0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #DDD; background-color: #F9F9F9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #EEE, #F9F9F9, #EEE); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">+</kbd> button at the top-left of Authenticator.</li> <li>Add the secret 2FA key to Authenticator using either one of these methods: <ul> <li>Use Authenticator to take a screenshot of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/QR_code?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="QR code">QR code</a>: <ol> <li>Click the QR code button at the top-right of Authenticator.</li> <li>Position your <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pointer_(user_interface)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Pointer (user interface)">pointer</a> before the top-left corner of the QR code from "Step 2" of the 2FA setup page.</li> <li>Hold down the mouse button, move the pointer to after the bottom-right of the QR code, and then release the mouse button. The form in Authenticator should be automatically filled in.</li> </ol></li> <li>Manually enter the secret key: <ol> <li>Type "Wikipedia" into the "Provider" field, and your account name into the "Account Name" field.</li> <li>Copy the "Two-factor authentication secret key" from "Step 2" of the setup page and paste it into the "2FA Token" field.</li> </ol></li> </ul></li> <li>Click "Add" at the top-right of Authenticator.</li> <li>Go back to the 2FA enrollment page. <b>Write down the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">scratch codes</a> from "Step 3" and keep them in a secure location.</b></li> <li>Type the 6-digit verification code from Authenticator into the 2FA enrollment page under "Step 4".</li> <li>Click "Submit".</li> </ol> <p>That's it, you're all set up. <b>Now, read "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">Scratch codes</a>".</b></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="KeeWeb_(Windows,_macOS,_Linux,_online)" data-mw-thread-id="h-KeeWeb_(Windows,_macOS,_Linux,_online)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"><span id="KeeWeb_.28Windows.2C_macOS.2C_Linux.2C_online.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-KeeWeb_(Windows,_macOS,_Linux,_online)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span>KeeWeb (Windows, macOS, Linux, online)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-KeeWeb_(Windows,_macOS,_Linux,_online)-Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: KeeWeb (Windows, macOS, Linux, online)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <span> <video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/220px--Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="125" data-durationhint="86" data-mwtitle="Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm"> <source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="848" data-height="480"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1270" data-height="720"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1472" data-height="834"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="254" data-height="144"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="424" data-height="240"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="636" data-height="360"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm/Enabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia_with_KeeWeb.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="636" data-height="360"> </video></span> <figcaption> Enabling 2FA with KeeWeb </figcaption> </figure> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://keeweb.info/">KeeWeb</a> is a free and open-source <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Password_manager?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Password manager">password manager</a> that also handles 2FA. The app can be downloaded to your computer or used online without installation. KeeWeb refers to 2FA as <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One-time_password?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One-time password">one-time passwords</a></i> (<i>OTP</i>).</p> <ol> <li>Download <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://keeweb.info/">KeeWeb</a> onto your computer, or open KeeWeb's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://app.keeweb.info">online web app</a>.</li> <li>Go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:Manage Two-factor authentication</a>. Click "Enable", and log in with your username and password.</li> <li>In KeeWeb, click "New" (the <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 0.1em solid #AAA; border-radius:0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #DDD; background-color: #F9F9F9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #EEE, #F9F9F9, #EEE); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">+</kbd> icon).</li> <li>Add a new entry: Click the <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 0.1em solid #AAA; border-radius:0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #DDD; background-color: #F9F9F9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #EEE, #F9F9F9, #EEE); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">+</kbd> icon ("Add New") at the top. Then, click "Entry".</li> <li>Give the entry a title (e.g. "Wikipedia").</li> <li>In the right-side pane, click "more...". Then, click "One-time passwords" and click "Enter code manually".</li> <li>Copy the "Two-factor authentication secret key" from "Step 2" of the setup page and paste it into the "otp" field in KeeWeb. Press <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1249182868">.mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{border:1px solid #aaa;border-radius:0.2em;box-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0),var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa),var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0));color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0.1em 0.3em;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.85em}</style><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">↵ Enter</kbd> on your keyboard.</li> <li>Go back to the 2FA enrollment page. <b>Write down the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">scratch codes</a> from "Step 3" and keep them in a secure location.</b></li> <li>In KeeWeb, click on "otp" to copy the 6-digit verification code. Paste the code into the 2FA enrollment page under "Step 4".</li> <li>Back up your 2FA settings: <ul> <li>Click on the <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 0.1em solid #AAA; border-radius:0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #DDD; background-color: #F9F9F9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #EEE, #F9F9F9, #EEE); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">⚙️</kbd> gear icon ("Settings") at the bottom-right of the KeeWeb window. Click "New" on the left side of the screen.</li> <li>Optionally set a password and a name, and then click "Save to...".</li> <li>Click "File" to save your 2FA settings onto your computer, or choose one of the other options to sync with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dropbox_(service)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Dropbox (service)">Dropbox</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Google_Drive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Google Drive">Google Drive</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/OneDrive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="OneDrive">OneDrive</a>, or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/WebDAV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="WebDAV">WebDAV</a>.</li> </ul></li> </ol> <p>That's it, you're all set up. <b>Now, read "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">Scratch codes</a>".</b></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Changing_your_authentication_device" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changing_your_authentication_device"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changing_your_authentication_device"></span>Changing your authentication device<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changing_your_authentication_device"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Changing your authentication device" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>For any reason you may want to change your authentication device. This could be to move your authentications to a replacement computer or mobile device (for example if you buy a new smartphone). There is not currently a <i>transfer</i> function<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, however you may accomplish this by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Disabling_2FA">turning off 2FA</a>, and then re-enrolling with your new device.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Scratch_codes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Scratch_codes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Scratch_codes"></span>Scratch codes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Scratch_codes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Scratch codes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:SCRATCH"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:SCRATCH%26redirect%3Dno">H:SCRATCH</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"> <table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 40px;height: 40px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="40" data-height="40" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text"><b>Important:</b> Store your scratch codes offline in a safe place to ensure that you won't get locked out of your account if your 2FA device fails.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png/220px-Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="866"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 283px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png/220px-Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png" data-width="220" data-height="283" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png/330px-Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png/440px-Scratch_codes_in_Wikipedia_2FA_enrollment.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Example of scratch codes </figcaption> </figure> <p>When you set up 2FA, you'll be given a number of 16-character scratch codes, each consisting of four alphanumeric blocks. You can <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Logging_in_with_2FA">use one of the scratch codes</a> if you lose access to your 2FA app (e.g. if your phone or computer gets broken or stolen). <i>You only see these codes while setting up 2FA (and never again)</i>, so copy them from your browser and save them offline in a safe place (e.g. on a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USB_flash_drive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USB flash drive">memory stick</a> or paper printout). <b>If you don't keep these codes and encounter a problem with your 2FA device, you will be locked out of your account.</b></p> <ul> <li>Each scratch code can only be used one time, and it takes two of them to turn off 2FA (the first to log in without 2FA, and the second to shut off 2FA after logging in).</li> <li>Don't store these only on your smartphone. If it gets lost you'll lose the codes!</li> <li>You still need to follow <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:SECURITY?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SECURITY">good security practices</a>. Don't use your name, date of birth, or anything that can be guessed in a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dictionary_attack?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dictionary attack">dictionary attack</a> as a password. Don't write your password down in a place anyone else can see it, and consider whether or not it's a good idea to log in to your Wikipedia account on public terminals at schools, libraries, and airports.</li> </ul> <p>If for some reason you need to use one or more scratch codes or feel that they have been compromised, you should generate a new set at your earliest convenience (especially if you are down to three or fewer remaining).</p> <p>If you are totally locked out, regaining access to your account will be very difficult and usually involve proving your identity beyond the shadow of a doubt to <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety" class="extiw" title="meta:Trust and Safety">Wikimedia Trust and Safety</a> via <span class="nowrap">ca<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"> <noscript> <img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 15px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" data-alt="@" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span>. If <abbr title="Trust and Safety">T&S</abbr> deny your request, it is <i>impossible</i> to turn 2FA off and you'll have to create a new account.</p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Generating_new_scratch_codes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Generating_new_scratch_codes-Scratch_codes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Generating_new_scratch_codes-Scratch_codes"></span>Generating new scratch codes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Generating_new_scratch_codes-Scratch_codes"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Generating new scratch codes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:REGENSCRATCH"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:REGENSCRATCH%26redirect%3Dno">H:REGENSCRATCH</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"> <table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 40px;height: 40px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="40" data-height="40" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></td> <td class="mbox-text">To generate new scratch codes, you need to <b>still have access</b> to your 2FA device.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>To generate a new batch of scratch codes, simply <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H:DISABLE2FA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H:DISABLE2FA">disable</a> and then <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H:ENABLE2FA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H:ENABLE2FA">re-enable</a> two-factor authentication. This will void all of your old scratch codes and create a new batch.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Logging_in_with_2FA" data-mw-thread-id="h-Logging_in_with_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span>Logging in with 2FA<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=12&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Logging in with 2FA" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Web_interface" data-mw-thread-id="h-Web_interface-Logging_in_with_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Web_interface-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span>Web interface<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Web_interface-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=13&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Web interface" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png/220px-Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="634" data-file-height="514"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 178px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png/220px-Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png" data-width="220" data-height="178" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png/330px-Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png/440px-Logging_in_with_2FA_on_Wikipedia.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Logging in with 2FA via the web interface </figcaption> </figure> <p>When you log in, after entering your password, you'll be asked for a verification code.</p> <ol> <li>Open your 2FA app and you should see a 6-digit verification code.</li> <li>Type the verification code in as is (with no spaces), and you should be logged back in <dl> <dd> Because the verification code is time-based, it may change while you're doing this, in which case you'll have to add the latest code instead. The application will normally indicate when a code is about to expire (e.g. in Google Authenticator, the code's colour changes from blue to red). </dd> </dl></li> </ol> <p>If you need to use a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scratch_codes">scratch code</a>, enter it in place of the verification code. Scratch codes are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Case-sensitive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Case-sensitive">case-sensitive</a> and need to be entered in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/All_caps?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="All caps">all caps</a>. A scratch code will work either with or without the spaces between the clusters of characters.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Mobile_app" data-mw-thread-id="h-Mobile_app-Logging_in_with_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Mobile_app-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span>Mobile app<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Mobile_app-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=14&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Mobile app" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg/220px-Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="681"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 200px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg/220px-Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg/330px-Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg/440px-Wikipedia_Mobile_App_Login_2FA.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> 2FA prompt in the mobile app </figcaption> </figure> <p>For the iOS and Android versions of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/H:MOBILEAPP?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="H:MOBILEAPP">mobile app</a>, when prompted for the verification code, you'll need to follow a similar process to the web interface.</p> <p>If you need to use a scratch code, first choose to use a backup code, and then enter the scratch code. Scratch codes are case-sensitive and must be entered in all caps. The spaces separating the clusters of characters in the scratch code are optional.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="API_access" data-mw-thread-id="h-API_access-Logging_in_with_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-API_access-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span>API access<span data-mw-comment-end="h-API_access-Logging_in_with_2FA"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=15&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: API access" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser">AutoWikiBrowser</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Huggle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Huggle">Huggle</a> users need to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:BotPasswords?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:BotPasswords">create a bot password</a> after enabling 2FA. Please see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_AWB_with_2FA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Using AWB with 2FA">Wikipedia:Using AWB with 2FA</a> and <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Huggle/Bot_passwords" class="extiw" title="mw:Manual:Huggle/Bot passwords">mw:Manual:Huggle/Bot passwords</a> for instructions.</li> <li>Special client <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login%23Example_2:_Process_for_a_wiki_with_special_authentication_extensions" class="extiw" title="mw:API:Login">configuration</a> to use the API is needed for two-factor authentication.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Disabling_2FA" data-mw-thread-id="h-Disabling_2FA"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Disabling_2FA"></span>Disabling 2FA<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Disabling_2FA"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=16&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Disabling 2FA" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="H:DISABLE2FA"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DH:DISABLE2FA%26redirect%3Dno">H:DISABLE2FA</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <span> <video id="mwe_player_1" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/220px--Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="121" data-durationhint="17" data-mwtitle="Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm"> <source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="470"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="706"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1488" data-height="820"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="142"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="234"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="352"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm/Disabling_2FA_on_Wikipedia.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="352"> </video></span> <figcaption> Disabling 2FA </figcaption> </figure> <p>If you no longer want to use 2FA, go to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:Manage Two-factor authentication</a> and you'll be given the option to disable it. You'll need to enter a 6-digit verification code, just as you would when logging in. Alternatively enter one of your 16-character scratch codes. After this, 2FA will be turned off on your account.</p> <p>To change your 2FA app or device, just disable 2FA and then follow the instructions at "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers">Enabling 2FA on smartphones and tablet computers</a>" or "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers">Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers</a>" to enable it again.</p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Known_issues" data-mw-thread-id="h-Known_issues"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Known_issues"></span>Known issues<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Known_issues"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=17&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Known issues" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Multiple_devices" data-mw-thread-id="h-Multiple_devices-Known_issues"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Multiple_devices-Known_issues"></span>Multiple devices<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Multiple_devices-Known_issues"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=18&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Multiple devices" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Wikimedia's 2FA system is only designed to be used with one device. If you want to use 2FA on multiple devices, you must register all of your devices at the same time. To add 2FA to an additional device:</p> <ol> <li>Have all of your devices on hand.</li> <li>If 2FA is already enabled on your account, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Disabling_2FA">disable it</a>.</li> <li>Register all of your devices with the directions at "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_smartphones_and_tablet_computers">Enabling 2FA on smartphones and tablet computers</a>" and/or "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Enabling_2FA_on_desktop_and_laptop_computers">Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers</a>", but don't enter the 6-digit verification code into the Two-factor authentication page until all of your devices are registered.</li> </ol> <p>To remove 2FA from a device, simply remove the Wikipedia entry from your 2FA app. <b>Do not do this unless you have disabled 2FA entirely (see "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Disabling_2FA">Disabling 2FA</a>") or you have access to 2FA for Wikipedia on another device.</b></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Clock_drift" data-mw-thread-id="h-Clock_drift-Known_issues"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Clock_drift-Known_issues"></span>Clock drift<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Clock_drift-Known_issues"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=19&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Clock drift" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>If your 2FA device's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Clock_drift?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Clock drift">clock becomes too inaccurate</a>, it will generate the wrong verification codes and you will not be able to log in. To prevent this, the 2FA device's clock should be kept reasonably accurate. Most smartphones and computers keep the clock in sync when they are connected to the Internet, and you will most likely not have to do anything as long as your device is online.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="WebAuthn" data-mw-thread-id="h-WebAuthn"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WebAuthn"></span>WebAuthn<span data-mw-comment-end="h-WebAuthn"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=20&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: WebAuthn" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <p><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WebAuthn" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:WebAuthn">WebAuthn</a> is another two-factor mechanism that may be enabled; it is currently not recommended as there is <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244348" class="extiw" title="phab:T244348">no recovery mechanism</a> for lost keys and it has less support from community volunteers. If you use WebAuthn and have a technical issue, you may lose access to your account forever.</p> <p>WebAuthn may require you to logon on the same project that you have set it up on, when logging on in the future. For example, if you enroll WebAuthn here on the English Wikipedia, then log out, you will not be able to log on at the Spanish Wikipedia - you would need to log on here first. This is a <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244088" class="extiw" title="phab:T244088">known issue</a>.</p> <p>WebAuthn is not currently supported on the mobile apps (see <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230043" class="extiw" title="phab:T230043">T230043</a>).</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(11)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="More_help" data-mw-thread-id="h-More_help"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-More_help"></span>More help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-More_help"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=21&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: More help" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-11 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-11"> <ul> <li>Ask the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Computing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing">computing reference desk</a> or contact <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_willing_to_assist_with_two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Wikipedians willing to assist with two-factor authentication">an editor willing to assist with 2FA</a> if you need more help, or if you have any questions.</li> <li>If you find something on this page to be incomplete or unclear, please raise the issue on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help_talk:Two-factor_authentication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help talk:Two-factor authentication">talk page</a> and someone will fix it.</li> <li>Email <span class="nowrap">info-en<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"> <noscript> <img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 15px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" data-alt="@" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span> – your ticket will be dealt with by one of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:OTRS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OTRS">OTRS</a> technical agents.</li> <li>Discuss technical issues at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:VPT?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VPT">Technical village pump</a>.</li> <li>Join <span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.libera.chat/?channel%3D%23wikipedia-en"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> and/or <span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-tech</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.libera.chat/?channel%3D%23wikipedia-tech"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup>.</li> <li>See also <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication" class="extiw" title="meta:Help:Two-factor authentication">Metawiki help page</a> for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Meta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Meta">Meta-Wiki</a>'s overview of 2FA.</li> <li>There are many OTP clients available (c.f. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comparison_of_OTP_applications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comparison of OTP applications">comparison of OTP applications</a>, see the publisher for application specific assistance.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(12)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&action=edit&section=22&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span>  </div> <section class="mf-section-12 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-12"> <style 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<li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Committed_identity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Template:Committed identity">Committed identity</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:On_privacy,_confidentiality_and_discretion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:On privacy, confidentiality and discretion">On privacy, confidentiality and discretion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Compromised_accounts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Compromised accounts">Compromised accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_not_get_outed_on_Wikipedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:How to not get outed on Wikipedia">How to not get outed</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Blocks, bans, sanctions,<br> global actions</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Blocking?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking">Admin's guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Blocking/Tools?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking/Tools">Tools</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Autoblock?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Autoblock">Autoblock</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Appealing_a_block?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Appealing a block">Appealing a block</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Guide to appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">UTRS Unblock Ticket Request System</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_IP_addresses?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses">Blocking IP addresses</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks">Range blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks/IPv6" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks/IPv6">IPv6</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Open_proxies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Open proxies">Open proxies</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Ban_appeals?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Ban appeals">ArbCom appeals</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions">Sanctions</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_restrictions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Editing restrictions">Personal sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">General sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics">Contentious topics</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_enforcement_log?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log">Log</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions_(essay)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions (essay)">Essay</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Indefinite_is_not_infinite?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Indefinite is not infinite">Indef ≠ infinite</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Long-term abuse">Long-term abuse</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Standard_offer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Standard offer">Standard offer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Global_actions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Global actions">Global actions</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related to accounts</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Single-purpose_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Single-purpose account">Single-purpose account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Sleeper_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Sleeper account">Sleeper account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">Vandalism-only account</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikibreak?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Wikibreak">Wikibreak</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak_Enforcer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer">Enforcer</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Retiring">Retiring</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Clean_start?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Clean start">Clean start</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/User:Worm_That_Turned/Quiet_return?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="User:Worm That Turned/Quiet return">Quiet return</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">User groups</a><br> and <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_groups%23Global_user_groups" class="extiw" title="m:User groups">global user groups</a></th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">Requests for permissions</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator_instructions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Administrator instructions">Admin instructions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Granting_and_revoking_user_rights?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Granting and revoking user rights">Admin guide</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Account creator">Account creator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Account_creator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Confirmed_users" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">(Auto) confirmed</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Confirmed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Autopatrolled?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Autopatrolled">Autopatrolled</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Autopatrolled?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser">AutoWikiBrowser</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/AutoWikiBrowser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/AutoWikiBrowser">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy">Bot</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_helper?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter helper">Edit filter helper</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Event_coordinator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Event coordinator">Event coordinator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Event_coordinator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Event coordinator">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Extendedconfirmed" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Extended confirmed</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Extended_confirmed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:File_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:File mover">File mover</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/File_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/File mover">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:IP block exemption">IP block exempt</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mass_message_senders?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mass message senders">Mass message sender</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Mass_message_sender?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Mass message sender">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers">New page reviewer</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/New_page_reviewer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Page mover">Page mover</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Page_mover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Page mover">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Reviewing_pending_changes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes">Pending changes reviewer</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Pending_changes_reviewer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Rollback?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Rollback">Rollback</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Rollback?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Template editor">Template editor</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Template_editor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor">PERM</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Global_rights_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Global rights policy">Global rights policy</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team">Volunteer Response Team</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced user groups</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship">RfA</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bureaucrats">Bureaucrat</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Current_nominations_for_bureaucratship" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship">RfB</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser">CheckUser</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter">Edit filter manager</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Interface_administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Interface administrators">Interface administrator</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard">Request</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Role_of_Jimmy_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Founder_flag" title="Wikipedia:Role of Jimmy Wales">Founder</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Importers_and_transwiki_importers" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Importer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Researcher" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">Researcher</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Committees?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Committees">Committees</a> and related</th> <td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"> <div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration 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