Surely you used your phone number to authenticate the two. However, if you want to really secure your account, you should consider dedicated applications.
This job is extremely simple, you only need a computer, a mobile phone and a third-party authentication application.
Some typical applications:
The reason why you should do this is because it's safer. Can be attacked when someone hijackes your mobile account. (For example, an attacker may require a new SIM for your account from a service agent). Meanwhile authentication by application is more difficult to attack even if you change the phone number or lose access to the device.
How to set up an authenticator using a third-party application to create an application-specific password
1. From your computer, click the profile icon.
2. Click Settings and privacy.
3. Click the Review your login verification methods button in Security.
4. Enter the password then click Confirm.
5. Click Set up next to Mobile Security app.
6. Click Start after reading the instructions. You may be asked to verify your password. Otherwise, the QR code will pop up on the screen.
7. Launch the third-party authentication application from the phone.
8. Scan the QR code. You will then see a 6-digit security code appear on the phone screen.
9. Enter this code in the text field in the pop-up window on Mac and click Verify when done.
You can now use the application to generate verification codes for your Twitter account.
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