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''That's it, you're all set up''
5. When you set up 2FA, you'll be given a number of emergency tokens. You can re-use one of these if you can't use your smartphone (eg: if it gets broken, stolen or sold). ''You only get shown these tokens when you sign up and never again'', so make a copy of them by selecting them from your browser and copy / pasting into Notepad.
== How to enable [[WP:2FA|2FA]], the simple way (desktop - windows)==
''That's it, you're all set up''
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* You still need to follow [[Wikipedia:SECURITY|good security practices]]. Don't use your name, date of birth or anything obvious as a password that can be guessed in a simple [[dictionary attack]], don't write your password down in a place anyone else can see it, and consider whether or not it's a good idea to log into public terminals including schools, libraries and airports.
* You still need to follow [[Wikipedia:SECURITY|good security practices]]
== Who can use 2FA? ==
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