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# Two-factor authentication

> Add an email verification step to your Pixwel sign-in, and how organization-enforced 2FA works.

**Two-factor authentication (2FA)** adds a second check to your sign-in: after your password, Pixwel emails you a **verification link** to confirm it's really you. Even if someone has your password, they can't get in without access to your inbox.

<Note>
  Pixwel's 2FA is **email-based** — you receive a verification link by email. There's no authenticator app or text-message code to set up.
</Note>

## Turn it on

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Preferences">
    Click your user profile, then the settings gear, and open the **Profile** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable Two Factor Authentication">
    Tick **Two Factor Authentication**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

From then on, when you sign in you'll see **"Two factor authentication enabled. Please check your email for a verification link"** — open the email and click the link to finish signing in.

<Warning>
  The verification link expires after about **10 minutes**. If it lapses, just sign in again to get a fresh one.
</Warning>

## When your organization enforces it

Your studio can **require** 2FA for everyone in the organization. If it does:

* 2FA is **already on** for your account and you can't turn it off — the checkbox is locked, with the note **"Two Factor Authentication is enforced by your organization."**
* You'll go through the email verification step every time it's required at sign-in.

<Info>
  Administrators turn this on per studio with the **Require 2FA** setting on the [Studios](/features/admin/studios) tab of the Admin Dashboard.
</Info>