If you are using Coinbase already or planning to use it in the future, then let me tell you that Coinbase is one such platform that is being used by a lot of people. In light of that, we must acknowledge the fact that scammers are always on the lookout for loopholes in the account security of the users. Hence, we suggest you protect your accounts with the help of the two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication feature.

So, if you are wondering, how to give that extra security to your Coinbase account despite having a strong Coinbase Login password, then you have landed on the right page. Today, through this post, we are going to aid you in the best manner we can so that nothing could hamper the security of your account.

If you want, you can enable the Google or Duo authenticator on Coinbase. So, in that perspective, we are going to help you with that. But, before you move on, make sure that you are ready with your Coinbase login credentials.

Enabling the Google or Duo authenticator on Coinbase 

Be ready with your desktop and then start to apply the steps as explained in the section below:

1. First of all, you need to sign in to your account
2. After signing in, navigate to the "Other Options" section
3. And then, pick the option referred to as "Select" present next to the "Authenticator App" box
4. Now, you will be shown some on-screen prompts which you need to respond to
5. After following those prompts, the setup would be successful
6. Make sure that you choose a strong authentication method that cannot be compromised with

There is one more way to set up two-factor authentication for a Coinbase account and we are going to show that method to you right in the section to follow. The following section would cover details on setting up a security key as the two-factor authentication method for a Coinbase account.

Setting up the security key for 2FA 

For the purpose of setting up 2FA with that a security key, here are the easy steps that you can follow:

1. The first thing that you are supposed to do is sign in with the correct Coinbase login credentials and get into your account
2. Followed by this, navigate to the Coinbase accounts settings menu
3. And then, you can select the "Security" option
4. After this, you may click on the "Security Key" option
5. This option can be found just below the "2-Step Verification" menu
6. Post this, you just need to follow a few prompts to get things done

Conclusion: 

After having a look at this article, we can say that setting up extra authentication for your trading accounts is one of the most important things that you should take into consideration as soon as you set up your account. In case you did not know how to do that, then you can take help from the information furnished above. In case you are not able to set up 2fa by referring to the details furnished above, then you need to navigate to the Help Center of Coinbase and there you will find several helpful articles related to this.