{"id":648102,"date":"2013-03-21T15:57:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T19:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=623015"},"modified":"2013-03-21T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T19:57:56","slug":"apple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/648102","title":{"rendered":"Apple does the two-step: new layer of security added to Apple ID, iCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is giving its users more security over their Apple accounts and remotely stored data with a new option of two-step security authentication. Users can add two forms of verification on their Apple ID &#8212; the identity used to sign into iTunes, the App Store, FaceTime, iMessage and more &#8212; and their iCloud account.<\/p>\n<p>Apple updated its <a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT5570\">two-step verification FAQ page<\/a> on Thursday. By turning it on, users will have to enter a four-digit passcode in addition to their Apple ID or iCloud password. Apple supplies the verification passcode, and it can be saved to each device that is used regularly. The four-digit passcode will replace the need for a security question, according to Apple&#8217;s documentation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/screen-shot-2013-03-21-at-12-31-42-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple two-factor authentication Apple ID\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/screen-shot-2013-03-21-at-12-31-42-pm.png?w=708\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-623020\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Considering how widely the Apple ID is used across a host of Apple services and devices, it&#8217;s somewhat surprising this wasn&#8217;t previously an option for Apple users. Apple&#8217;s account security procedures were found to have several cracks in them in light of the awful hacking attack on <em>Wired<\/em> writer Mat Honan last summer. His personal accounts with Google, Amazon and Apple were broken into by a hacker <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/08\/08\/apple-scrambles-to-fix-appleid-security-but-how-will-it-restore-icloud-trust\/\">who played the companies&#8217; security measures off of each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Apple suspended the ability to let users reset their Apple IDs over the phone with an account representative. Two-step verification looks to be the company closing the loop on its earlier promise to improve its security measures.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=gigaom.com&#038;blog=14960843&#038;%23038;post=623015&#038;%23038;subd=gigaom2&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=609795\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=609795\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:<\/strong><br \/>Subscriber content. <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=apple&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=623015+apple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud&#038;utm_content=ericaogg\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2011\/09\/the-future-of-mobile-a-segment-analysis-by-gigaom-pro\/?utm_source=apple&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=623015+apple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud&#038;utm_content=ericaogg\">The future of mobile: a segment analysis by GigaOM Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2011\/01\/bluetooth-to-feel-blue-as-personal-area-network-battles-loom\/?utm_source=apple&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=623015+apple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud&#038;utm_content=ericaogg\">Bluetooth to Feel Blue as Personal Area Network Battles Loom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/how-the-mobile-first-world-will-transform-the-data-center\/?utm_source=apple&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=623015+apple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud&#038;utm_content=ericaogg\">How tomorrow&#8217;s mobile-centric data centers will look<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img width='1' height='1' src='http:\/\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/29d79479\/mf.gif' border='0'\/><\/p>\n<div class='mf-viral'>\n<table border='0'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&#038;title=Apple+does+the+two-step%3A+new+layer+of+security+added+to+Apple+ID%2C+iCloud&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F03%2F21%2Fapple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Apple+does+the+two-step%3A+new+layer+of+security+added+to+Apple+ID%2C+iCloud&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F03%2F21%2Fapple-does-the-two-step-new-layer-of-security-added-to-apple-id-icloud%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/161393864348\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/29d79479\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/161393864348\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/29d79479\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/161393864348\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/29d79479\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=i7Taks4wo5A:_shd4l8QCMk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/i7Taks4wo5A\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is giving its users more security over their Apple accounts and remotely stored data with a new option of two-step security authentication. Users can add two forms of verification on their Apple ID &#8212; the identity used to sign into iTunes, the App Store, FaceTime, iMessage and more &#8212; and their iCloud account. 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