2FA

Also called two-factor authentication, MFA

What crypto means by it

A second proof beyond your password, ideally an authenticator app or a hardware key. SMS codes are the weakest form, because phone numbers can be taken over.

What you already know this as

Exactly what your bank already makes you do.

Related terms

Phishing Social recovery

NextAccount abstraction

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