How to enable Twitch two-factor authentication

Twitch has offered two-factor authentication (2FA) to its users since 2015, allowing customers to farther fortify their accounts by requiring two forms of verification to log in.

If y'all have 2FA gear up upward, information technology'll be much harder for a hacker or prankster to pause into or take over your Twitch account, even if the attacker has your username and password.

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Enabling 2-factor authentication on Twitch isn't mandatory, but recommended for those who want to keep their accounts equally secure as possible. Here'south how to fix it up.

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one. Visit Twitch.telly and select Settings from the drop-down menu under your username.

2. Select Security & Privacy.

3. Select "Ready 2-factor authentication."

iv. Enter your password.

5. Enter your telephone number.

6. Enter the verification lawmaking that you received as a text message.

7. Activate authenticator app verification
You as well have the option of further securing your account with an authenticator app. We used the Google Authenticator app constitute on the Google Play and Apple app stores simply any authenticator app will suffice.

Select Activate on the Authenticator App option and a QR code will appear on your screen. Scan information technology with your telephone and select Twitch (if you take other apps in the authenticator). Enter the code the app gives you and you're done.

8. You're all set — two-cistron authentication is now enabled on your business relationship. Logging in to Twitch will now require both a password and mobile verification code. Feel free to become back to devouring hours of Let's Plays with the peace of listen that your business relationship is now a scrap safer.