--- title: "Google Simplifies 2-Factor Authentication Setup (It's More Important Than Ever)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-simplifies-2-factor-authentication-setup-it-s-more-important-than-ever--xxa5pjgid source_url: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/google-simplifies-2-factor.html type: article source: "The Hacker News" published: 2024-05-07T10:33:45.935Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:58:27.770Z tags: ["security", "google", "authentication", "passkeys"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Simplifies 2-Factor Authentication Setup (It's More Important Than Ever) **[The Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/thn)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has announced simplified 2-factor authentication setup, adding an extra layer of security to users' accounts. Users can now use an authenticator app or a hardware security key for 2FA instead of SMS-based authentication. Workspace accounts may still require passwords alongside passkeys. Google is also improving account security by not automatically removing enrolled second steps when 2FA is turned off. However, a recent study shows a vulnerability to adversary-in-the-middle attacks in some SSO solutions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#passkeys](https://daily.dev/tags/passkeys) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-simplifies-2-factor-authentication-setup-it-s-more-important-than-ever--xxa5pjgid)