In an effort to ensure that developer accounts are not hacked, Apple has added a requirement for a two-factor authentication (2FA) protocol for all app developers in order to protect Apple IDs.
“You will need to sign in to your Apple Developer account with your certificates, IDs, and profiles starting February 27. This extra layer of security for your Apple ID helps ensure that you are the only person who can access your account,” the iPhone maker said in a letter to developers on Wednesday.
Apple claims that 2FA dramatically improves the security of Apple IDs and all personal information stored by users.
The feature will equip devices, such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, or Mac with iOS 9 and later along with trusted phone numbers that are eligible to receive temporary verification codes to allow users to sign in to a new device or browser with their Apple IDs.
“Once you sign in, you won’t be asked for a verification code again on this device unless you sign out completely, erase the device, or need to change your password for security reasons. When you sign in to the web, you can choose to trust your browser, so you won’t be asked for a verification code the next time you sign in from this computer,” the company said in a post.
2FA is available to iCloud and iTunes with at least one device running the latest versions of iOS or macOS.
