Square Enix
Gaming · square-enix-games.com
Three second factors on offer: authenticator app, approval in an app and hardware token. The strongest is an authenticator app.
Recommended setup
Authenticator app
Codes made on your phone, offline. Much safer than a text message, which can be stolen with a SIM swap.
AppAuthenticator appBest option
PushApproval in an appSQUARE ENIX Software Token
TokenHardware tokenSQUARE ENIX Security Token
Not offered: security key, text message, phone call, email code.
Switch it on
General steps; menu names vary. Square Enix's own guide has the exact screens.
- Sign in to Square Enix and open your account's security settings. Look for two-step verification or two-factor authentication. Square Enix's own guide shows the exact screens.
- Choose authenticator app. A QR code appears.
- Open your authenticator app, add an account and scan the QR code. Type the 6-digit code it shows to confirm.
- 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.
Before you start
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The proprietary software implementation requires you to have purchased either Final Fantasy XI or Final Fantasy XIV and registered the game.
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Only one method is allowed at a time.