After 250,000 Twitter users watched their data become stolen over the weekend, Twitter has decided to pursue the same type of two-step authentication offered by Google and other industry leaders.
A new Twitter job posting is seeking a software engineer would can “design and develop user-facing security features, such as multifactor authentication and fraudulent login detection.”
It is likely Twitter will follow the same type of standards already implemented by other networks. Typically two-step authentication involves receiving a special code to your mobile device if you log into your account from a new gadget. After entering the code users are usually allowed to use that device for 30 days before entering a new security pass.
The two-step authentication process essentially means a hacker can receive a users password but will still be unable to access their account from new devices.
Google, Dropbox and other providers have been very successful in using two-step authentication.
Just like other services the two-step authentication process will likely be an opt-in feature for Twitter users.
Twitter has not confirmed its plans for the new process.
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