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====Account status==== | ====Account status==== | ||
This will usually show "Your account is fully functional". If it doesn't you better contact your instance admin. | |||
====Security==== | ====Security==== | ||
You can change your email and password. It is not really recommended to change your password regularly as long as it is a good password and you don't use it on many sites. | |||
====Sessions==== | ====Sessions==== | ||
Here you can see which devices when had last access to your account and under which IP-address. | |||
Below that again are to options to move to and from your account or deleting it. | |||
===Two-factor auth=== | ===Two-factor auth=== | ||
Two-factor authentication is an additional security step to a strong password. You'll be sent messages to your phone containing tokens that you'll need to login to your account. | |||
===Authorized apps=== | ===Authorized apps=== | ||
Here you'll see which apps are connected to your account. E.g. [[Mobile apps|mobile apps]] you use on your phone will be displayed here.<br> | |||
When you click on "revoke" you'll be logged out from that app. | |||
==Import and Export== | ==Import and Export== | ||