High-risk Google account owners can now use their iPhone as a security key - Help Net Security

High-risk Google account owners can now use their iPhone as a security key - Help Net Security

Google users who opt for the Advanced Protection Program (APP) to secure their accounts are now able to use their iPhone as a security key.



About Google’s Advanced Protection Program


Google introduced the Advanced Protection Program in late 2017, to help high-risk users – journalists, human rights activists, IT admins, executives, etc. keep their Google accounts safe from targeted attacks.


APP is available to both consumer (Google Account) and enterprise users (G Suite).


It initially allowed users to make their accounts more secure by requiring them to have and use a physical security key to provide additional user verification during the login process.


In May 2019, Google made it possible to exchange the physical secu ..

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