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A lack of privacy with Facebook, WhatsApp works at your security to prevent other people from accessing our conversations. It already did so thanks to end-to-end encryption that since this year protects messages, photographs, audios, and even calls over the Internet that are made through the application. Now, and after several months of rumors, the verification in two steps has landed A security barrier that is more present every day in social networks and different Internet services to ensure that the user, and only the user, can access their content.
Of course, at the moment it is a feature that lands in a limited way. It reaches version beta of WhatsApp A version intended for testing to iron out possible problems before to bring this feature to the general public. However, it can already be used and its effectiveness verified. Do you want to protect your content so that no one can impersonate your WhatsApp account? Well, if you have a mobile Android keep reading.
The first thing to do is get hold of the beta or test version of WhatsApp The procedure is simple, but you have to understand that it is a version which may not work quite well on mobile. And it is that it is a previous version of the stable application that reaches the whole world. To get hold of it, simply go to Google Play Store, look for the WhatsApp download pageand scroll down to the bottom.Here there is a section to sign as a beta user. After accepting and waiting for about 5 minutes, it is possible to return to the download page to update the application and get the version beta
Once this step has been carried out, the next thing to do is activate the new security barrier. This can be found in the Settings menu of the application. Then you have to enter the Account section, where the Two-Step Verification section already appears
Here the process is completely guided. When pressing the Activate button, WhatsApp requests to register a six-number code that will act as a second protection barrier, a step that must be repeated to confirm said number.
After WhatsApp ask for an email. WARNING: This is an optional but important step This email is for WhatsApp to send a link to deactivate two-step verification in case you forget the previously established code Thus, it is useful to complete it if you are forgetful, although special attention must be paid to fill in the data correctly, since there is no email verification .
Once these options are confirmed, WhatsApp two-step verification remains active Thus, when another person tries to register our telephone number to access our messages, in addition to the corresponding SMS with the confirmation code, there will be to fill in the code registered in this step, which should only be known by the user.
To prevent this code from being forgotten, WhatsApp will request it from time to time to use the messaging service.
Do not forget your code
But what if I forget my verification code? If you have entered your email, it is possible to receive a message with a link to disable this protectionand return to using WhatsApp as usual.
If two-step verification is activated, the number will not be able to be verified again in a period of seven days without the use of the security code After one week, WhatsAppallows verify the user's identity without a code , but lostall pending messages will be lost. If it takes more than 30 days to verify the user's account without the code, it will be deleted and a new one will be created.
