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Changing your preferred two-factor authentication method

You can switch your preferred two-factor authentication (2FA) method to complete 2FA prompts with the newly selected method.

Note: You can reconfigure your 2FA settings without disabling 2FA entirely, allowing you to keep both your recovery codes and your membership in organizations that require 2FA.

  1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.

    Screenshot of dropdown menu for the user profile icon. The "Settings" option is highlighted in a dark orange outline.

  2. In the "Access" section of the sidebar, click Password and authentication.

  3. In "Two-factor methods", find the method you want to set as your preferred 2FA method. Next to that method, select , then click Set as preferred method. Screenshot of the "Set as preferred method" button in the 2FA settings

A "Preferred" label is displayed next to the name of your preferred method.

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