How do I set up 2FA in Lemmy? - eviltoast

When I click the set up 2FA thing in the account settings I then see the following

That button contains a link with a secret key, and some other things. What am I supposed to do with it? I want to set the 2FA up to use my authenticator on my phone.

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    1 year ago

    the way 2fa works is that there is a “seed”, the secret key that you mentioned. this is what will be creating the timed codes. in most applications this will be converted to a qr code for ease but you can still import it to your app of choice or use an extension to convert it to a qr code like @wigglingwalrus@lemm.ee said

    if you are interested here is a good video about it