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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==