<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Jim,</div><div>note that by default, the password is not enough. A malicious person would also need access to your email (although this might be the case depending on the extent of your password theft).</div><div><br></div><div>The two-factor authentication described by Shane that you can add to increase security can be enabled by following these steps:<br><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/secure-firefox-account-two-step-authentication">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/secure-firefox-account-two-step-authentication</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I hope that's helpful. Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any further questions.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div></div><div>--<br>Alex Davis <span>// Vancouver</span></div><div>Product Manager // Application Services<br></div>(514) 582-2539</div><span></span></div><div>IRC & Slack: adavis<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 10:18 AM Shane Tomlinson <<a href="mailto:stomlinson@mozilla.com">stomlinson@mozilla.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Jim,<div><br></div><div>We do not utilize dual passwords, but we do offer multi-factor</div><div>authentication using a form of one time password called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm" target="_blank">TOTP</a>. </div><div>TOTP codes are used in addition to your password and are</div><div>generated by standalone apps such as <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&hl=en_GB" target="_blank">Google Authenticator</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Shane</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 6:13 PM Jim Kennedy <<a href="mailto:kennedy@umn.edu" target="_blank">kennedy@umn.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've recently learned that I've been a victim of password theft.<br>
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Does Firefox offer an authentication system involving dual passwords?<br>
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If so, I'd be grateful for information.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
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Jim Kennedy<br>
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