How to Enable Two-Step Verification Feature in Your Yahoo Account

Yahoo mail is a globally known emailing service with millions of active users. Most people prefer Yahoo mail over other mailing services as Yahoo offers additional features for fast and easy service. Yahoo is a very secure mailing service. Yahoo has various security features to keep your mail secure from cybercriminals. But keeping just a password for account security is not enough. If someone hacked your password then he could easily open and access your Yahoo mail account.

People often use simple passwords like their phone number, date of birth as their password. These kinds of passwords are very easy to hack. Anybody who has your personal information can hack your account. You should always use a strong password which is way difficult to guess. Create an alphanumeric and meaningless password that can’t be guessed by anyone. You should also change your Yahoo password regularly. But along with a strong password you need additional security for your Yahoo mail. Yahoo provides two steps verification features that can ensure that your Yahoo is fully protected from hackers.

What is Yahoo's two-step verification?

Two-step verification is a special type of security feature which increases the security of your mail. Whenever you open your Yahoo mail account on a new device; you need to enter the password along with the OTP. Nobody can access your Yahoo account without entering the OTP. You will receive an OTP for Yahoo login on your registered phone number. This feature prevents all kinds of unauthorized access to your account. You should always enable the two-step verification feature for better protection. Many people find it bothersome as they have to check their phones for the OTP. But if your account gets hacked then you may have to face issues. 

Setting Two-Step Verification for Yahoo mail:

1. Open your device and go to Yahoo account

2. Enter your email id

3. Enter the password 

4. Yahoo dashboard will appear

5. Go to the Account Security Page

6. Search for a two-step verification option

7. Toggle the switch to enable

8. Click on the Send SMS option

9. Enter the phone number 

10. Tap the Verify button

Now, whenever you log in to the Yahoo account, you will get an OTP. If you are facing any error while enabling two-step verification then you should ask the Yahoo technical team for help.

Another issue faced by many users is the Yahoo mail forgot password. If people change the Yahoo password regularly then they often forget it. But Yahoo provides you with various methods for recovering the password. 

Yahoo Password Recovery with Alternate Email Address

When you create a Yahoo account, you will get an option for adding an alternate email address. If you have added the alternate email address then you can use it for recovering the password. Go to the Forgot Password option. Now you have to enter your email address and click on the Next button. From the three recovery options, click on Alternate email address. You will receive a recovery mail on the alternate email address. Open the mail and click on the link. You will be redirected to a password recovery page where you can easily reset the Yahoo password.

Yahoo Password Recovery with Phone Number 

If you have registered a phone number while creating a Yahoo account then you can use it for password recovery. You can also recover the password from the phone number you have provided for two-step verification. Choose the Phone Number option from the recovery option and you will receive the OTP on your registered phone number. Enter the OTP on the given box and then you will be redirected to the password reset page.

Yahoo Password Recovery with Secret Question

You can use this method for password recovery if you have remembered the answer to the secret question you have provided while creating the account. Enter the answer and then you can easily reset your Yahoo password.

If you are unable to reset Yahoo password then you can also ask the Yahoo technical team for help.