Apple's two-factor authentication, introduced with iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan in September 2015, is basically an augmentation of two-step verification. Instead of using SMS or Find My iPhone ...

In 2023, Apple beefed up this method by adding the ability to use a physical security key as an authentication method in place of a numeric code.

Apple does not recommend that customers using two-step verification swap over to two-factor authentication until the feature is available to all.

One of the common bits of advice you’ll see people giving you around this celebrity picture hack is to enable two-factor authentication on your accounts — including Apple’s. That’s good ...

Apple is slowly rolling out a revised system to let you use a second factor with iCloud and other services that use an Apple ID.

Following criticism of the shortcomings of Apple's two-step verification for iCloud, Apple has extended its security system to cover FaceTime and iMessage.

Turns out Apple is not mandating 2-factor authentication, but go ahead and set it up anyway It's past time to beef up your online security.

Grant showed that two-factor authentication isn’t needed when using an unknown Mac to login to iMessage, iTunes, FaceTime, the App Store or Apple’s website.

An Apple patent application discovered on Thursday describes an authentication system for portable media devices much like the solution used in the company's Lightning cable, the iDevice-centric ...

While the Apple Watch collects a bunch of health-related information, it doesn't have many features related to biometric authentication. According to a new patent from the company, however, that ...

This question likely popped up because of Apple’s decision to end third-party access to calendars, contacts, and email without using two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Apple ID/iCloud ...