Vanguard
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Four second factors on offer: security key, hardware token, text message and phone call. The strongest is a security key.
Recommended setup
Security key + code 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
TokenHardware tokenVoice Verification
SMSText messageSupported
CallPhone callSupported
Not offered: authenticator app, approval in an app, email code.
Switch it on
General steps; menu names vary. Vanguard's own guide has the exact screens.
- Sign in to Vanguard and open your account's security settings. Look for two-step verification or two-factor authentication. Vanguard's own guide shows the exact screens.
- Request or register your Voice Verification as the service describes.
- 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.
- 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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Security keys can not be used to log in to mobile app or mobile website.
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