--- title: "Why Is It Important to enable two-step authentication for your YouCan store?" canonical: "https://youcan.shop/en/help/settings/account-settings/Two-factor-Authentificator" locale: "en" author: "Hicham Lotfi" published_at: 2023-02-28T16:55:30+00:00 updated_at: 2023-02-28T16:55:30+00:00 categories: ["Account settings"] breadcrumb: ["YouCan Help Center", "Settings", "Account settings", "Why Is It Important to enable two-step authentication for your YouCan store?"] --- # Why Is It Important to enable two-step authentication for your YouCan store? Having different security measures in place is essential in keeping an account safe and secure, therefore, as a store owner, it is your responsibility to keep your store safe. For that reason, we introduce "**Two-step authentication**". Two-step authentication is a process that adds an additional layer of security to your account by generating a one-time code each time you log in with the help of the Google Authenticator app. We HIGHLY recommended that you enable two-step authentication to make your account more secure. ## How to enable two-step authentication? It's very simple, first, download the "**Google Authenticator app**" from the Play Store or App Store. Then go to the [account settings section](https://seller-area.youcan.shop/admin/settings/account#account-information) and click on the "[Two-step authentication](https://seller-area.youcan.shop/admin/settings/account#two-step-authentication)" option, then click on enable **two-step authentication**. \- Scan the QR code using the Google Authenticator app you’ve downloaded. \- Enter the code generated by the Google Authenticator app in the authentication field. \- Click on Enable. After enabling it, you’ll get a verification code from the google authenticator app every time you log in. Check out the following video for more details: [https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8mCQVIfsvI?&wmode=opaque&rel=0](https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8mCQVIfsvI?&wmode=opaque&rel=0)[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8mCQVIfsvI) You can also visit our [](https://www.youtube.com/c/Youcandotshop)[YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/Youcandotshop) to benefit from the other tutorial videos that we provide to **YouCan** users.