ᱜᱚᱲᱚ:ᱵᱟᱨᱼᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ
What is two-factor authentication (2FA)
Two-factor authentication is a technology making it more difficult to compromise a user account. If you have it enabled, you are asked to provide more evidence than just a password (the password being one factor) to log in. Having it enabled doesn't always make logging in more complicated or time-consuming, though.
To learn more about 2FA, see a Wikipedia article about it.
ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ
ᱡᱮᱦᱩᱛᱩ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹᱭ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱭᱫᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤᱭᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱒᱐᱒᱕ ᱨᱮ, ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮᱭ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱤᱥᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾
᱒᱐᱒᱕ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ, ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱱᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩᱭ ᱢᱮ
To enable 2FA for your account, you must be able to log in with your password, and have a second authentication method available to set up.
ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ:
- Special:AccountSecurity ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱥᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱤᱝᱠ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱥᱮᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
- ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱥᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱚᱯᱥᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ, ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱟᱯ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟᱸᱡᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- Adding the authenticator app usually requires using it to scan a QR code displayed on the wiki page, rewriting a 6-digit code, and choosing the name of the platform (like "Wikipedia") in the app. The name is there because one app may be used to generate many 6-digit codes for many platforms.
- Adding the security key usually requires putting it into a USB port and pressing the button on the key. Note that security keys look like flash drives but they are actually dedicated security devices.
- Done! You now have 2FA enabled. Don't leave the page yet, though.
- Download and save or print your recovery codes. WARNING: Print or download those codes and store them in a safe place. If you lose your device, or have a problem with your authenticator app, you need these codes to regain access to your account.
- (Optional) Next, you can also add a passkey to make logging in simpler.
ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱷᱟᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚᱲᱦᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱥᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
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Two-factor authentication not enabled -
Enabling an authenticator app -
Enabling a security key -
Two-factor authentication enabled
ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ
ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱟᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱤᱨᱵᱷᱚᱨᱟ:
- ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ: ᱮᱯ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱫᱷᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱢᱮ: ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱓᱐ ᱴᱤᱯᱤᱡ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ, ᱴᱨᱚᱵᱚᱞᱥᱩᱴᱤᱝ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ: ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱣᱮᱵᱽ ᱵᱨᱟᱣᱩᱡᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱨᱫᱮᱥ ᱯᱟᱸᱡᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱜᱮᱢ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱦᱚᱸᱢ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱫᱷᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱢᱮ ᱡᱮ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱵᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱯᱳᱨᱴᱟ; ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱵᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱮᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱱᱤᱦᱟᱹᱛ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱾
- If you're using a passkey: Follow the prompts on your device to complete verification using your fingerprint, face scan, or PIN code.
Available authentication methods
Authenticator apps
ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱴᱮᱵᱽᱞᱮᱴ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱥᱮ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱚᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱮ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱩᱜᱚᱞ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ, ᱢᱟᱭᱠᱨᱚᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ, ᱑ᱯᱟᱥᱣᱟᱨᱰ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱨᱤ ᱳᱹᱴᱤᱹᱯᱤ ᱾ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱯᱟᱨᱮᱴᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱳᱹᱴᱤᱹᱯᱤ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱛᱩᱞᱟᱹᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾
Example authenticator apps include Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, 1Password, and FreeOTP. To find an authenticator app for your device and operating system, see English Wikipedia's comparison of common OTP applications.
If you don't have a phone or tablet to use for 2FA, you can use an app on your desktop or laptop, though this is less secure.
Security keys
ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱨᱰᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱮᱢ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱵᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱭᱩᱵᱤᱠᱤ, ᱱᱟᱭᱴᱨᱳᱠᱤ, ᱟᱨ ᱴᱟᱭᱴᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱠᱭᱩᱨᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱤ ᱾ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱵᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱯᱳᱨᱴᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱵᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱮᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱮᱢ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
Passkeys
Passkeys are a simpler and faster way to log in: they don't require a second authentication device, like a security key, or an app on your phone. Instead, passkeys are stored on your device or in your password manager, and they enable you to complete verification using your fingerprint, face scan, or PIN code. Before you can add a passkey, you must first set up one of the other 2FA methods.
ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱵᱚᱱᱫᱚᱭ ᱢᱮ
- Special:AccountSecurity ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱛᱟᱢ ᱞᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱨᱤ ᱵᱚᱱᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱫᱚᱲᱦᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱟᱡ ᱛᱮᱜᱮᱭ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱟᱣᱩᱴ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱢᱮᱭᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱚᱱᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ: ᱴᱨᱚᱵᱚᱞᱥᱩᱴᱤᱝ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱟᱢ ᱵᱚᱱᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱟᱵᱽᱞᱩᱹᱮᱢᱹᱮᱯᱷ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱫ ᱰᱮᱥᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱨᱤᱠᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱽᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ
ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱢ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱮᱞ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱟᱹᱞᱠᱟᱹᱢ ᱧᱟᱢᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱥᱮ ᱰᱟᱣᱩᱱᱞᱚᱰ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯᱥ ᱥᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱷᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱫᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱲᱦᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
If you think you've lost the codes, don't panic. You can access them at any time on Special:AccountSecurity.
ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱱᱚᱜᱼᱟ: ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟ, Special:AccountSecurity ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣ ᱢᱮ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱟᱞᱚ ᱪᱟᱵᱟᱜ ᱢᱟ ᱾
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭᱟᱱ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ
Passkeys and passwordless login
Users who have added a passkey can now log in without entering their username or password (passwordless login). Clicking in the username field will display their passkey as an option to log in with.
To add a passkey:
- Follow the instructions on this page to enable 2FA with a security key or an authenticator app.
- After you enable 2FA, visit Special:AccountSecurity and click the button to add a passkey. If the button is inactive, see Troubleshooting.
- The next time you log in, your device will show the passkey as an autofill option in the username field. Clicking this option will log you in immediately, without entering your username and password. Alternatively, you can enter your username and password as usual, and your device will prompt you to use your passkey for 2FA.
ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱵᱷᱮᱨᱤᱯᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱟᱢ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩᱭᱟ, ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱨᱤᱠᱟᱹ ᱨᱮ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱨᱮᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱩᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱢᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱤᱱ-ᱟᱹᱭᱫᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ, ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩᱭᱟ, ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱢᱟ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱡ ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱵ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱠᱥᱮᱥ
ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱚᱴ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱵ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱨᱥᱚᱝ ᱯᱟᱲᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱛᱩᱞᱩᱡ, ᱮᱹᱯᱤᱹᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱢᱤᱛ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱳ-ᱚᱛᱷ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱚᱴ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱚᱴᱳᱣᱤᱠᱤᱵᱨᱟᱣᱩᱡᱚᱨ (ᱮᱹᱰᱟᱵᱽᱞᱩᱹᱵᱤ) ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱵ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱯᱳᱨᱴᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱚᱴ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱥᱚᱞᱦᱮ
ᱵᱷᱮᱨᱤᱯᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭᱮᱫᱟᱭ
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱡᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱷᱩᱲᱤ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱾ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ-ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱢᱤᱫ-ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ (ᱴᱤᱹᱳᱹᱴᱤᱹᱯᱤ) ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱒ ᱴᱤᱯᱤᱡ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱚᱠ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱮ ᱚᱛᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱠᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱯ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱮ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱱᱤᱛ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ: ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱛᱮ, ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱛᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱮᱢ ᱰᱟᱣᱩᱱᱞᱚᱰ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱱᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ
If you think you've lost the codes but can log in, go to Special:AccountSecurity and print or download the codes again and store them in a safe place.
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱢ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱣᱩᱱᱰᱮᱥᱚᱱ (ᱰᱟᱵᱽᱞᱩᱹᱮᱢᱹᱮᱯᱷ) ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱫ ᱰᱮᱥᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱣ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱨᱤᱠᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱩᱯᱟᱹᱭ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ; ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱚᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱰᱟᱵᱽᱞᱩᱹᱮᱢᱹᱮᱯᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱮᱨᱮᱱᱴᱤ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱫ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱫᱟᱠᱷᱤᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ:
- ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ca
wikimedia.org ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱠᱩᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱤ-ᱢᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱩᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱾ - ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱟᱸᱜᱚᱪᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜᱚᱜᱼᱟ: ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ, ᱟᱨ ᱫᱚᱲᱦᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱨ-ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱟᱯ ᱢᱮ ᱾
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ mw:Special:MyLanguage/Developer account ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱢ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱨᱫᱮᱥ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱰᱚᱠᱭᱩᱢᱮᱱᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ᱾
ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱲ
ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱯᱷᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱢᱮ:
- ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱞᱚᱜᱽ-ᱤᱱ ᱢᱮ ᱾ ᱡᱩᱫᱤ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ, ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱤᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩᱭ ᱢᱮ ᱾
- ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱤᱥ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱚᱪᱚᱜ ᱢᱮ ᱾
Cannot add a passkey because button is inactive
To use passkeys, you must first enable 2FA with a security key or an authenticator app. If you have already enabled 2FA, and the button to "Add a passkey" on Special:AccountSecurity is gray or inactive, you may be using an incompatible browser or operating system. To use passkeys, you must use one of the following options:
- Use an operating system with a built-in password manager, like Windows (Windows Hello) or macOS (iCloud Keychain).
- Use password manager in your browser, like Google Password Manager in Chrome.
- Install a third-party password manager that can handle passkeys (like 1Password, Bitwarden, or LastPass).
If you don't have any of those options installed, or if you use an old version of your browser or operating system, you cannot use passkeys, and the button will be grayed out for you.
This is most commonly an issue for users of Firefox on Linux. Neither Firefox nor Linux has a built-in password manager, so the only way users of Firefox on Linux can use passkeys is by installing a third-party password manager, like 1Password, Bitwarden, or LastPass.
Enable 2FA on desktop and laptop computers
If you don't have a separate device to use for 2FA, you can use apps like WinAuth, Authenticator, and KeeWeb to handle 2FA tokens on many computers. This is the recommended way to enable 2FA if you don't have a smartphone or tablet computer.
If you currently use a password manager, check whether it supports 2FA. (Your password manager may also refer to 2FA as "OTP" or "TOTP".) Using your current password manager for 2FA is easier than setting up a new 2FA app.
Note: If you normally edit with your desktop computer, using a desktop 2FA app is slightly less secure than using a mobile 2FA app, as someone with access to both your computer and your password would still be able to log in to your account.
Authentication over SMS or messaging apps
Some platforms allow users to use a mobile phone number. These users receive a text or a messaging app message with a code to authenticate. We have no plans to support 2FA over SMS or similar solutions.
2FA on the private wikis
Unlike the Wikipedias or Meta, the private wikis are not connected with Wikimedia global accounts. For this reason, you need to set up 2FA on each private wiki separately, in addition to 2FA for your Wikimedia global account.
Reusing 2FA methods is not like reusing passwords:
- You are encouraged to set up the same baseline and fallback 2FA methods on each private wiki.
- You are encouraged to add passkeys from the same providers or on the same devices on each private wiki.
- You can add as many of these as you like, from as many devices or providers as you like.
- If you have the option of using a passkey that synchronizes (e.g., a 1Password cloud account or a Google account), you can keep using the same passkeys even if you change out your device, without having to go reset them all.
ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ
- Help:Account recovery
- ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱩᱲᱟᱹᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱮᱦᱚᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱩᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ
- ᱳᱛᱷ-ᱚᱛᱷ: ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟᱣᱤᱠᱤ ᱮᱠᱥᱴᱮᱱᱥᱚᱱ ᱾
- ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱢᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱮᱠᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱒ᱹᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱵᱤᱪᱷᱱᱟᱹᱣ