These days it’s pretty important to have two-factor authentication (2FA) set-up on your accounts. Especially the rather important accounts, like banking or the operating system on your phone. In fact Apple actually forces you to set up 2FA when you create a new Apple ID — with no option to skip, or turn it off later.
2FA isn’t a perfect system, but it does make your accounts significantly harder to access than they otherwise would be. And while it’s admirable that Apple has this stronger approach to security, its two-factor system is still remarkably backward. By which I mean, in typical Apple style, it’s far too Apple-centric for my liking.
