Today I’m going to tell you about
protecting your Gmail account. Gmail is considered to be one of the
strongest accounts to break into. But recently, it has been proven that
it can be done. We have to be very careful in securing our passwords so
that other networks like Facebook, Orkut and Google Plus are not
compromised as well. Since social networking plays a prominent role in
our life, we have to secure our email accounts with which they are
linked up. The Gmail team has setup a 2 step verification process to
strengthen your account. Here’s how to do it.
The main reason to strengthen your
Google account is that it is a common account for many other services.
With a single Gmail id you are accessing other services of Google like
Android, Google Plus, Adsense, Adwords, Orkut, and a lot other services.
So if you are using all of those services and want to protect your ID,
you should follow this procedure.
Protecting Gmail Using 2-Step Verification :
I will just add some screenshots to
makethe procest understandable. Just follow the simple steps below.
Before getting into the step 2 verification, make sure you have setup
your recovery options. In case you have lost your password, you can get
it back immediately. You can set the recovering options just above the
using 2 step verification option, as shown in below screenshot.
1) Login to your Google Account. You can
Login either from Google.com or Gmail.com and after logging in, Just
click on Account Settings as shown in below screenshot to go to the
options page.
2) Now click on Using Step 2
Verification which is highlighted as number 2 in above click. Then you
will be asked to click on a Start Setup Option in the next page.
3) After that you will be redirected to
another page where you have to enter your mobile details. You can select
the 2ways of setting up your step 2 verification process. One is land
line or Mobile phone conformation and the other is the smart phones
setup (eg: android, blackberry and iPhone). Take a look at the
screenshot below. I have selected the normal phone text verification
process since i am using a normal Samsung Corby TXT mobile.
4) As you can see in the above picture,
the first red mark option is where we have selected our SMS or Voice
Call option and at step 2 you have to enter your mobile number so it
takes you further. I suggest SMS text message as shown in step 3. So
after entering the phone and the option, click on the Send Code option
(4). you will receive a code to your mobile, just enter it and verify.
Click on next to move the next page.
5) This is the page where you are
verified and asked to store some verification backup numbers in case you
lost your number or phone. Just take a screenshot of those numbers and
keep it with you. They are really useful when you have lost your mobile
phone. Take a look at the screenshot below.
6) You have to enter another backup
phone number to move to the next step. Put any friend’s number or your
other alternate number to verify it. Now its done. You can directly
access you turn your Step 2 Verification access.Just click on the Step 2
Verification as seen in below screenshot.
Now Most Important Phase Of Protecting Gmail : Activating Step 2-Verification
7) As you can see in the above
screenshot that all your account sources are verified. Now after click
Turn on 2-Step Verification button above, you will warned that you will
be logged out of all the access which you have from
satishcoolpctips@gmail.com Google account. For a better idea, Look at
the screenshot below.
8 ) Click OK to proceed further. After
clicking OK here your access to the Gmail id which you have secured will
be very strong. Just take a look at the screenshot below.
9)
That’s it.. Now your Gmail account is step 2 verified account. So each
and every time when you want to login your Gmail account, You will be
sent a verification code to your mobile which has to be entered in the
above Enter code : option to access your Gmail services. In this way you
can protect Gmail services which you want. If you want to know more,
then Click here :Tutorial
Remember that you cannot access your GTALK while protecting Gmail
account when step 2 verification ON. you are using the Step
2-Verification process. If you want to chat with your mates, you can
always chat from the Gmail inbuilt chat. That’s all for today, If you
have any queries, please let me know with a simple comment below. Also
please share with us any more ways of protecting Gmail.
