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Jupiter852
New Contributor II
3 years ago

2FA, Cox email, and email Client software

I have a primary Cox account with two secondary accounts (each account can send/receive email).  2 Factor Authentication (2FA) has NOT been set up for access to the Cox account.  I am considering est...
  • BrianM's avatar
    BrianM
    3 years ago
    This would not apply to accessing email from a third-party client, only for when signing in to cox.com and or webmail on cox.com

    Brian
    Cox Support Forum Moderator
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Bruce
Honored Contributor III
3 years ago

Some email clients support 2FA but Cox doesn't mandate it.  If T-bird is configured with your password and encryption (TLS or SSL), you are technically using 2 of the factors.

For those clients supporting and configured for 2FA, Cox, for example, would text a code and the client would prompt for the code...or whichever authentication you chose:  bio scan, impromptu action, etc.