How to keep your NameCheap.com account from being hacked

The more accounts you have, whether it is for devices that required a cloud account in your smarthome or a social media service that you use, the increasing importance that you have a strong password (difficult to guess) and possibly using two factor authentication. In this episode, I should you how easy it is to setup and use two factor authentication with Namecheap.com, a domain name registrar.

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - What we will be covering 2:24 - Setting up SMS Two Step Authentication 4:42 - Setting up Soft Token Two Step Authentication 8:12 - Account Creation Checklist 8:48 - Setting up Hard Token Two Step Authentication

SMS 2FA

Login to namecheap.com Click on yourname Click on Profile Click on Security Click on Manage to the right of Two-Factor Authentication Click on Enable under SMS Enter contact name, phone number and Namecheap password Click on Next Take number receive on phone and enter in verification code field Click on Save Changes

Soft Token

Login to namecheap.com Click on yourname Click on Profile Click on Security Click on Manage to the right of Two-Factor Authentication Click on Enable under Authentication app Enter namecheap.com password Click on continue Save one time use codes to notes field in BitWarden Click on Next Open of 2FA app and scan QR code Take token value from 2FA app and enter in Verification field Click on Finish

Hardware Token

Login to namecheap.com Click on yourname Click on Profile Click on Security Click on Manage to the right of Two-Factor Authentication Click on Enable under Device Authentication (U2F) Enter namecheap.com password Click on continue Save one time use codes to notes field in BitWarden Click on Next Enter name of Hardware Token Click on Register Tap on Token button when prompted Click on Allow to allow namecheap.com to get some info from token Click on Finish

================================================ *** Show Notes, Links and Resources **** Here are the items mentioned in this video -

Thetis FIDO U2F Security Key with Bluetooth ENBL https://amzn.to/3aCSViK

Yubico Security Key NFC - Two Factor Authentication USB and NFC Security Key https://amzn.to/3jvTheB

Bitwarden https://bitwarden.com/

Get Your SmartHome Device Checklist here - http://eepurl.com/goDE49

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