Nov 7, 2019 11:37:15 AM by Nichola L
I went through the whole verification process just a few months ago - certainly this year, so why do I have this on my feed page?
Make your account more secure by taking a minute to enable two-step verification. Enabling two-step verification increases security for your account and the personal information you store with Upwork.
Well I am not going to do it again.
Nov 7, 2019 11:48:05 AM by Petra R
Nichola L wrote:I went through the whole verification process just a few months ago - certainly this year, so why do I have this on my feed page?
Make your account more secure by taking a minute to enable two-step verification. Enabling two-step verification increases security for your account and the personal information you store with Upwork.
Well I am not going to do it again.
This has nothing to do with ID verification, it is only to do with the security of your account.
Enabling two-step verificationis a good idea.
Nov 7, 2019 12:10:44 PM Edited Nov 7, 2019 12:17:08 PM by Preston H
I agree with Petra that this is a separate matter from identity verification and if is meant for greater security for you...
But for what it's worth...
You can ignore the two-factor suggestion if you want to.
Upwork isn't requiring this.
Nov 7, 2019 12:22:47 PM by Nichola L
Oops - thank you both (I really must put my weapons back in the gun cabinet!) I'll do it.
Nov 8, 2019 06:43:09 PM by Scott B
Is there any evidence that 2-factor is actually working? Perhaps someone here can confirm it has come up for them as I have never once seen it in action, very much unlike 2-factor from the likes of Apple, Google, etc. I have had it enabled for some years now.
Nov 9, 2019 04:18:52 AM by Rene K
Scott B wrote:Is there any evidence that 2-factor is actually working? Perhaps someone here can confirm it has come up for them as I have never once seen it in action, very much unlike 2-factor from the likes of Apple, Google, etc. I have had it enabled for some years now.
It triggers sometimes for me. It's a bad 2-factor because it's based on e-mail or SMS, not on a real authentication app (Google or Microsoft authenticator for instance).
Nov 11, 2019 07:19:14 PM by John K
Nichola L wrote:Oops - thank you both (I really must put my weapons back in the gun cabinet!) I'll do it.
Actually, Upwork contributed by calling it two-step verification instead of two-factor authentication like everyone else.
Nov 12, 2019 09:33:38 AM by Wassim T