How to enable 2FA PS4

After having suffered the theft of some accounts, you have decided to educate yourself a little better about computer security and, above all, to be more careful about how you protect your identities online. In this regard, you have started to use secure and different passwords for each service and to manage them all with suitable software for the purpose. The next step you would like to take is to activate the 2FA (Two-factor authentication), i.e. two-factor authentication, on all accounts that allow it, but you still haven't quite figured out how to proceed in some cases, primarily that of PS4. You have read that it is possible to activate 2FA on Sony console, but you just cannot find the right option to do it.

That's the way it is, am I right? Then don't worry: if you want, I can give you a hand and explain how to enable 2FA PS4. The operation can be completed in a very simple way, but I have to make a dutiful clarification before starting. In fact, the one provided by Sony for PSN accounts is one two-step verification and not a real one two-factor authentication. What changes? I'll try to explain it to you briefly. Both 2FA and two-step verification provide that authentication on new devices/software takes place via the classic password combined with a disposable code, but the way in which the code in question is delivered to the user changes.

To simplify matters as much as possible, two-factor verification is safer as it provides that the receipt of the disposable code is linked to a physical device to which only the user has access (e.g. his smartphone), while the two-step verification does not tie the reception of the code to a user's device, but to a means of transmission (eg SMS) which is theoretically easier for malicious people to intercept. That said, Sony currently only provides XNUMX-Step Verification, which is still more secure than using your account password alone, so shut the fuck up and let's get started.

Index

• How to enable 2FA on PS4
  • How to enable 2FA PS4 from PS4
  • How to enable 2FA PS4 from PC
  • How to enable 2FA PS4 from smartphones and tablets
• How to enable 2FA PS4 Fortnite

How to enable 2FA on PS4

Since you're ready to take action, I'd say don't get lost in chatting any further and see right away how to enable 2FA on ps4 (or rather, two-step verification). You can do this directly from the console or even from PCs, smartphones and tablets. The choice is yours on how to proceed.

How to enable 2FA PS4 from PS4

If you want to act directly from the console, turn on yours PlayStation 4, log in to your user profile and make sure you are logged in PSN with the right account. To do this, select the item Settings (the briefcase icon) located in the upper right corner of the PS4 main menu and go to Account Management> Account Information.

Once you have verified that you are connected to the account on which to activate the two-step verification (if not, log out and log in to PSN by following the on-screen instructions and/or the guide I have dedicated to the topic), select the item Safety and, if prompted, enter username e Password del tuo account PlayStation Network.

Once this is done, press up OKi went his Two-step verification, award-winning Set up now present in the screen that is proposed to you, type yours cellphone number in the appropriate text field (verifying that the international prefix present in the drop-down menu Country / Region is correct) and press the button Add.

You will receive a verification code via SMS, which you will have to type in the appropriate field displayed on the TV. Once this is done, press the button Attiva and finally, su OK to validate your identity and activate two-step verification.

If you want to prevent your PSN account from being disconnected (for security reasons) from all devices you are currently logged in to, uncheck the box To ensure greater security for your account, we recommend that you log out of this account on all your devices. Do you want to go out now?.

Very good: now you have activated two-step verification and, therefore, every time you log into your PSN account on a new device, you will also be asked to enter the verification code that you will receive via SMS.

To change your preferences for this mechanism, all you have to do is go back to the menu Settings > Account Management > Account Information > Security > Two-Step Verification. From this screen you can change the telephone number for receiving the codes (voice Mobile phone) and disable two-step verification by selecting the item State and then the option Idle from the drop-down menu that is proposed to you.

If you are temporarily unable to use your mobile phone and wish to access your PSN account on a new device, you can use one of the backup codes which you always find in the aforementioned PS4 menu.

For more details, I invite you to consult the official PlayStation website, where you can find all the relevant information on two-step verification.

How to enable 2FA PS4 from PC

Do you prefer to act from computer? No problem. All you have to do is open the browser you usually use to browse the Internet and connect to the Sony account management page. Therefore, log in to your PSN account, select the item Safety from the left sidebar and press the button Modification related to the item Verification in 2 steps (at the bottom of the opened page).

Then click on the buttons Attiva e Continue, type il tuo cellphone number in the appropriate text field and press the button Continue. You will receive a verification code via SMS: enter it in the appropriate field and press the buttons Verifica e OK to activate two-step verification (you will be automatically logged out of your PSN account on all linked devices).

Mission accomplished! From now on, to access new devices/software with your PSN account you will also be asked to enter the disposable code which will be sent to you via SMS.

To change your two-step verification settings, go back to this section Safety from the Sony account management page and press the buttons Modification related to Two-step verification or to mobile phones associated with the profile.

In case of problems with access, however, always on the same screen you can find the backup codes. Furthermore, I point out that by accessing the section Device configuration password you will be able to generate a unique password for PS3, PS Vita, PSP and some mobile phones which require a dedicated password (rather than the standard account password) the first time you log into PSN on them. More info here.

How to enable 2FA PS4 from smartphones and tablets

I don't know how convenient it can be as a solution, but I point out that you can enable the two-step verification on PS4 also through the PlayStation App official available for Android (also downloadable from alternative stores) and iOS/iPadOS.

To do this, launch the application in question, press the button PS located at the bottom and select the icon Settings from the menu that opens. With that done, go up Account information, log in, press the ☰ button located at the top left and touch the item Safety in the menu that is proposed to you.

At this point, scroll the new screen that has opened up and at the bottom, press the button Modification related to the option Verification in 2 steps, awarded his Attiva e Continue, provide yours cellphone number in the appropriate field and tap on Continue.

You will receive a verification code via SMS: type it in the appropriate field of the PlayStation App, press Verifica, then OK And that's it! You will be automatically logged out of your PSN account on all connected devices and to access new devices/software you will also need to enter the disposable code that you will receive via SMS.

To change the settings related to two-step verification, you will need to go back to the menu Safety of the app. The available options are the same seen in the previous chapter dedicated to the computer.

How to enable 2FA PS4 Fortnite

Are you an avid player of Fortnite and you came to this guide with the intention of finding out how to activate two-factor authentication for this title? No problem: I can help you with this too.

Check out my guide on how to enable 2FA Fortnite and you'll find out everything there is to know on the subject. I assure you that this is a very simple procedure to carry out.