Monday 5 May 2014

How To Activate Or Enable 2 Step Verification In Facebook

We all know that google has giving maximum security with 2 step verification.Facebook also launched 2 Factor Verification but this feature is not available in all countries. Facebook call it as Login Approval's. Facebook is providing 2 step verification for limited countries only. It's not available in some countries In India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri lanka, Philippines and many more countries.
                                              

         What Is 2 Step Verification And How It Will Works

It means to login in to your account you need password. In 2 step verification you need account password and other one is randomly generated code sent to your mobile as sms or to your app Every time you accessed from new browser/device. Even though the person know your password he cannot get access to your account directly without knowing the randomly generated code sent to your mobile.

How To Activate OR Enable 2 Step Verification In India

It means Facebook has launched this feature in U.K and some other countries also.By using those countries Proxy we can enable this feature.Here I am using UK proxy.

Activate OR Enable 2 Step Verification In India:
  • Open Mozilla Firefox browser.
  • Now get UK proxy from here.
  • Open menu>>options>>Advanced>>Click on settings.
  •  In connection settings select manual proxy configuration.Enter HTTP Proxy and Port.Here I used UK Proxy.Tick use this proxy for all protocols.
  • Save settings and login to your facebook account.
  • Click on settings>>security settings>>here you can see login approvals. (If you can't see you may entered wrong proxy please try another one..)
  • Just click on it.
  •  It will pop up a window. Click on Get Started to activate 2 factor verification to your account.
  • Here you can setup your phone to receive randomly generated code through facebook app then select "android, I-phone or I-pod Touch" option.
  • If you want to get randomly generated code through mobile SMS select "other" option
  • select other option and click on "continue". After click on continue button facebook sends you a text message to your mobile which you already registered with facebook.
  • Just enter the code below which you received on mobile.
  • After entered the code click on continue. Now you can enjoy 2 step verification feature on your account.
NOW: If any one try to login in to your account from unrecognized browsers with password, they cannot get access to your account without entering randomly generated code received on your mobile.


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