Recently, Facebook authorizes the use of a safety key to connect to your account via your smartphone.Since 2017, this feature was already present for users of PC or Mac.Facebook strongly encourages "people who can be the target of hackers" to equip themselves.

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This is a USB key that should not be forgotten at the bottom of its pockets.Available for PC and Mac since 2017, the safety key used in two -step authentication of Facebook arrives on mobile, on Android and iOS.So far, we could only count on the traditional authentication applications, or the sending of an SMS, to add a defense layer to his account.Authentication in two steps is generally activated when you connect to a device that Facebook does not know.

To go further sms, code, physical key: is the double authentication really infallible?

The so -called physical security keys are small USB keys considered by computer security specialists as one of the best ways to protect themselves from hackers.And this, for a simple reason: once the key is activated, you must have it in your hands to access your account.Google has already launched its own model, the Titan.

For the personalities at risk

On his blog, Facebook encourages "people who have a strong risk of being the target of malicious hackers" to equip themselves.The social network cites "politicians, journalists, public figures" or even "human rights defenders".

To get a key bearing the logo and colors of the Mark Zuckerberg firm will be impossible, because Facebook does not make its own keys.

Depending on the model, it will be possible either to connect to Bluetooth, or by plug it directly into the smartphone.

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As for the activation of said key, just go to the security and connection part, in the settings, and activate two -factor authentication.There, a new option is available in addition to the use of SMS or an authentication application: the key is safety.

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