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Four second factors on offer: security key, approval in an app, hardware token and text message. The strongest is a security key.

Recommended setup

Security key + app approval backup

A security key only answers the real site, so it can't be phished. Set up a second method too, so a lost key doesn't lock you out.

KeySecurity keyBest option
PushApproval in an appEU Login mobile app
TokenHardware tokenVASCO Token, DigiPass Token
SMSText messageSupported

Not offered: authenticator app, phone call, email code.

Switch it on

General steps; menu names vary. European Commission's own guide has the exact screens.

  1. Sign in to European Commission and open your account's security settings. Look for two-step verification or two-factor authentication. European Commission's own guide shows the exact screens.
  2. Install EU Login mobile app on your phone and sign in. Turn on sign-in approvals when it asks.
  3. Choose security key. Insert a USB key, or hold an NFC key to your phone, and touch it when it blinks. Register a spare key too.
  4. 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.
European Commission's setup guide ↗

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