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title: "Set up 2FA"
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status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-08T13:16:01Z
published: 2026-09-08T13:16:01Z
canonical: "help.nordlayer.com/set-up-2fa-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Set up 2FA

## Personal account level 2FA
To strengthen your account security, we recommend enabling two-factor authentication (2FA).

1. Launch the NordLayer application on your device.
2. Navigate to the **Preferences** menu.
3. Under the **Account** section, locate and select 2FA authentication type:
    1. **Authentication app** — Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) app that generates unique, one-time passwords used for login verification
    2. **SMS authentication** — works by sending a unique code to your mobile phone via a text message (*Some countries have strict regulations regarding the use of personal data, and SMS authentication may not comply with these standards.*)
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the 2FA setup process.

Alternatively, you can do so from the NordLayer Control Panel.

1. Visit the [NordLayer Control Panel](https://cp.nordlayer.com/){target=`_blank`}.
2. Click on **My Profile**.
3. Find the **Two-factor authentication** tab and click the toggle to activate your preferred authentication method.

## Centrally implement 2FA

It's also possible to centrally implement 2FA across the whole of your organization.

To find this setting, head to NordLayer Control Panel on our website and open [Login methods](https://cp.nordlayer.com/settings/login-methods/).

![NordLayer login methods settings with two-factor and biometric authentication toggle options](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Settings%20-%20Login%20methods.png){height="" width=""}



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