Security News > 2020 > February > Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account
On Tuesday, Ring president Leila Rouhi said in a blog post that starting immediately, the once-optional authentication is going to be mandatory for all users when they log in to their Ring accounts.
That's what makes 2FA a good backup: even if your login gets stolen, and even if you've reused those credentials, a hacker still has to have access to your second factor - for example, your phone or your email, where you receive a one-time code to plug in as additional authentication - in order to log in to your account.
Besides your main Ring account, you'll be required to use 2FA to access Ring's web services and its app.
Add a PIN or passcode to your smartphone account to help prevent unauthorized changes to your mobile account.
Add Shared Users to your Ring account instead of sharing your login credentials.