Title: Does a Google Authenticate type 2FA help?
Last modified: July 19, 2023

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# Does a Google Authenticate type 2FA help?

 *  Resolved [simon_a6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon_a6/)
 * (@simon_a6)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-a-google-authenticate-type-2fa-help/)
 * Hi.
 * If a website has a security flaw in a plugin, and it is exposed and could be 
   hacked, would a 2FA tool on the WP Website prevent the hacking? I don’t see any
   2FA stuff within WordFence, but thought I’d ask the question.
 * Or do these nasty ‘holes’ that do crop up, allow a full ‘wide scale’ open door
   to the folders?
 * We have been looking at various 2FA methods, but does it help against these kinds
   of issues?
 * Thanks. S.

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 *  Plugin Support [WFAdam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfadam/)
 * (@wfadam)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-a-google-authenticate-type-2fa-help/#post-16913366)
 * Hello [@simon_a6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon_a6/) and thanks for
   reaching out to us!
 * 2FA can help but there might be some other things you will want to make sure 
   are in place to help secure your site.
 * Let’s start with 2FA. Here is a video on our docs page that can help you set 
   up 2FA for your admin accounts on your WordPress site:
   [https://www.wordfence.com/help/tools/two-factor-authentication/#how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication](https://www.wordfence.com/help/tools/two-factor-authentication/#how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication)
 * Next you will want to make sure your Wordfence Firewall is Optimized. Navigate
   to Wordfence > Firewall > Manage WAF and make sure the WAF is Enabled and Protected
   and then run the Firewall Optimization Wizard if you haven’t already.
 * After that, I would recommend running a High Sensivitivy Scan on your site. Navigate
   to Wordfence > Scan > Manage Scan > High Sensitivity and then SAVE and run a 
   scan. Make sure to check all the Critical and High scan results.
 * This should be a good start to a healthy security on the site. Let me know if
   you have any questions!
 * Thanks again!

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