Title: Theoretically, doesn’t two-factor authentication elimit security risks?
Last modified: September 24, 2020

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# Theoretically, doesn’t two-factor authentication elimit security risks?

 *  Resolved [Em](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malmomen/)
 * (@malmomen)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theoretically-doesnt-two-factor-authentication-elimit-security-risks/)
 * Just curious – How could an attacker log in to wp-admin if you used two factor
   authentication using your phone number to validate the login? Unless the attacker
   somehow had access to your phone, wouldn’t it be impossible for them to gain 
   access?

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 *  Plugin Support [Aashik P – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aashik/)
 * (@aashik)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theoretically-doesnt-two-factor-authentication-elimit-security-risks/#post-13446598)
 * Hi there!
 * This forum is specifically for discussions regarding the core features that come
   with WooCommerce. Two factor authentication is not one of those.
 * You may find this article helpful: [Two Step Authentication
 * For further discussions around the topic, you can try posting this under [Everything else WordPress Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/).
 * I’ll mark this topic as solved for now. Please feel free to open a new topic 
   if you have any other questions specific to core WooCommerce features.
 * Thank you for your understanding.

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