To help keep online accounts secure, two-step verification is becoming increasingly common. Apple is the latest firm to introduce this extra level of authentication, meaning that logging into your account requires more than just a basic password.

为了确保在线帐户的安全，两步验证变得越来越普遍。 苹果公司是最新推出这种更高级别身份验证的公司，这意味着登录到您的帐户不仅需要基本密码。

With the feature enabled, you’ll need to not only enter a password (or a recovery key), but also use a pre-registered device to generate code to complete the login process.

启用此功能后，您不仅需要输入密码(或恢复密钥)，还需要使用预先注册的设备来生成代码以完成登录过程。

Start by heading over to the My Apple ID website and click the ’Manage your Apple ID’ button.

首先转到My Apple ID网站 ，然后单击“管理您的Apple ID”按钮。

Sign into your account in the usual way with your Apple ID or email address and associated password. While you’re here, it’s a good idea to spend a moment checking that you have an alternative email address set up so you can use this for password recovery if necessary.

使用您的Apple ID或电子邮件地址以及相关密码，以通常的方式登录您的帐户。 当您在这里时，最好花点时间检查您是否设置了备用电子邮件地址，以便在必要时将其用于密码恢复。

Click the ‘Password and Security’ link in the navigation section to the left of the page and then answer the security questions that you should already have set up on your account.

单击页面左侧导航部分中的“密码和安全性”链接，然后回答您应该已经在帐户上设置的安全性问题。

Click the ‘Get started’ link beneath the Two-Step Verification heading at the top of the page. You’ll then need to confirm that you want to set up this new security measure by clicking Continue.

点击页面顶部两步验证标题下的“入门”链接。 然后，您需要通过单击继续来确认您要设置此新的安全措施。

Before you continue, make sure that you are still happy with the notion of two-step verification. In order to log into your account in future, you’ll need to have access to your trusted device – your iPhone or iPad. You are given another chance to back out. Click Continue if you’re happy to do so.

在继续之前，请确保您对两步验证的概念仍然满意。 为了将来登录您的帐户，您需要访问您受信任的设备-iPhone或iPad。 您再有机会退出。 如果您愿意，请单击“继续”。

One final screen gives you one more chance to back out of making the switch – this is a big change, after all. If you’re sure you want to continue, click the Get Started button.

最后一个屏幕使您有更多机会退出切换–毕竟这是一个很大的变化。 如果确定要继续，请单击“入门”按钮。

To improve security, you’re forced to change your existing password. Enter it once and use the next two fields to enter and confirm the new password you would like to use instead. Keep in mind that the new password must meet the criteria highlighted on the page. Click Change Password.

为了提高安全性，您不得不更改现有密码。 输入一次，然后在接下来的两个字段中输入并确认您想使用的新密码。 请记住，新密码必须符合页面上突出显示的条件。 单击更改密码。

Apple has decided that in order to avoid the problem of more than one person attempting to set up two-step verification on the same account, a three day delay would be put in place. So, click Done, wait three days and then return to the Apple ID website to complete the process.

苹果公司已决定，为了避免一个以上的人试图在同一帐户上设置两步验证的问题，将推迟三天。 因此，单击完成，等待三天，然后返回到Apple ID网站以完成该过程。

When the three days are up, sign back into your Apple ID to complete the process. Click the ‘Password and Security’ link to the left of the page, answer the two security questions and then click the ‘Get started’ link beneath the Two-Step Verification heading at the top of the page.

三天结束后，请重新登录您的Apple ID以完成该过程。 单击页面左侧的“密码和安全性”链接，回答两个安全问题，然后单击页面顶部两步验证标题下的“入门”链接。

Click the Continue button, read through the list of caveats that you’ll need to keep in mind and click Continue again followed by Get Started.

单击继续按钮，通读您需要牢记的注意事项列表，然后再次单击继续，然后单击入门。

Now you’ll need to ensure that you have a trusted device associated with your Apple ID. It may be that you already have an iPhone set up, but you can add any other device capable of receiving SMS verifications.

现在，您需要确保您拥有与Apple ID相关联的受信任设备。 可能是您已经设置了iPhone，但是您可以添加任何其他能够接收SMS验证的设备。

If you already have a phone associated with your account, click the Verify button next to it, but otherwise you’ll need to add a new one. Click ‘Add an SMS-capable phone number…’, select your country from the drop down menu, enter your phone number and hit Next.

如果您已经有一个与您的帐户关联的电话，请单击该电话旁边的“验证”按钮，否则，您需要添加一个新电话。 单击“添加支持SMS的电话号码...”，从下拉菜单中选择您的国家/地区，输入您的电话号码，然后单击下一步。

In either case, an SMS will be sent out containing a temporary verification code. You need to enter this in order to continue. Enter the four digit code and click Verify.

无论哪种情况，都会发送包含临时验证码的SMS。 您需要输入此内容才能继续。 输入四位数代码，然后单击验证。

Once this has been done, click Continue and you’ll be invited to repeat the process with a second device – perhaps a phone belonging to a friend or family member. This is a good idea as it means that should your phone be lost or stolen, you can still gain access to your account.

完成此操作后，单击“继续”，然后将邀请您用第二台设备(也许是属于朋友或家人的电话)重复此过程。 这是个好主意，因为这意味着如果手机丢失或被盗，您仍然可以访问自己的帐户。

Click Go Back to return to the previous screen to add another device, or Continue to keep working through the setup process.

单击“返回”返回上一屏幕以添加另一台设备，或单击“继续”以继续进行设置过程。

Make a note of the recovery key that has been generated for you – or print it out – and then click Continue once again.

记下为您生成的恢复密钥-或将其打印出来-然后再次单击“继续”。

You can’t pretend to have noted the key as you will then need to enter it before you can continue. Finally, tick the box to indicate that you understand that from this point onwards you will always need to have access to two of your three ID verification items (password, trusted device and recovery key) in order to log into your Apple ID. Tick the box and click Enable Two-Step Verification.

您不能假装已注意到密钥，因为在继续操作之前，您需要先输入密钥。 最后，在方框中打勾以表明您了解从现在开始，您将始终需要访问三个ID验证项中的两个(密码，受信任的设备和恢复密钥)才能登录到Apple ID。 选中该框，然后单击启用两步验证。

When the time comes to sign into your Apple ID, you start off by entering your email address and password as normal. The second stage of sign-in is to select one of your trusted devices and have a verification code sent to it. Pick your preferred device and hit Send.

当需要登录Apple ID时，您可以照常输入电子邮件地址和密码来开始。 登录的第二阶段是选择您信任的设备之一，并向其发送验证码。 选择您喜欢的设备，然后点击发送。

Enter the code that is sent out to you and you can then log into your account and continue with whatever you needed to do.

输入发送给您的验证码，然后您可以登录自己的帐户并继续执行所需的操作。

Should you find yourself in a situation where you don’t have access to any of your trusted devices, click the ‘Unable to receive messages at any of your devices?’ at the ‘Verify your identity’ screen and you’ll be given the opportunity to sign in with your Recovery Key instead.

如果您发现自己无法访问任何受信任的设备，请单击“无法在任何设备上接收消息？”。 在“验证您的身份”屏幕上，您将有机会使用恢复密钥登录。

What do you think about two-step verification? Is it an important security measure, or is it too much of a hassle? Share your thoughts in the comments.

您如何看待两步验证？ 这是一项重要的安全措施，还是麻烦太多？ 在评论区分享你的观点。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/142343/how-to-protect-your-apple-id-with-two-step-verification/