Desjardins
Banking · desjardins.com
Two second factors on offer: approval in an app and text message. The strongest is approval in an app.
Recommended setup
Desjardins Mobile Services App
Approve sign-ins in the service's own app. Only ever approve a request you just started.
PushApproval in an appDesjardins Mobile Services App
SMSText messageSupported
Not offered: security key, authenticator app, hardware token, phone call, email code.
Switch it on
General steps; menu names vary. Desjardins's own guide has the exact screens.
- Sign in to Desjardins and open your account's security settings. Look for two-step verification or two-factor authentication. Desjardins's own guide shows the exact screens.
- Install Desjardins Mobile Services App on your phone and sign in. Turn on sign-in approvals when it asks.
- Save the backup codes. Keep them in your password manager or print them; they're your way back in if you lose your phone or key.