If you’re a former Twitter person nonetheless utilizing X and depend on a {hardware} safety key in your two-factor authentication (2FA) technique, you should re-enroll it earlier than November 10. As noticed by The Verge, X’s Safety account notified customers of the deadline in a put up final week. The Elon Musk-owned firm finally intends to retire the twitter.com area, which {hardware} keys equivalent to YubiKeys stay tied to till they’re re-enrolled.
“By November 10, we’re asking all accounts that use a safety key as their two issue authentication (2FA) technique to re-enroll their key to proceed accessing X. You can re-enroll your current safety key, or enroll a brand new one. A reminder: should you enroll a brand new safety key, some other safety keys will cease working (except additionally re-enrolled),” the account mentioned.
X later clarified that the change solely applies to YubiKeys and passkeys, and never 2FA authenticator apps equivalent to Microsoft Authenticator or Authy. Users who fail to re-enroll their affected keys earlier than November 10 could have their accounts locked till they both full the re-enrollment course of, select a distinct 2FA technique or resolve to not use 2FA altogether (which X says it advises in opposition to).
To re-enroll your {hardware} key or add a brand new one, head to Settings within the X app, then click on “Security and account entry” and “Manage Passkeys” inside the Security part.
Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X in 2023, and final 12 months totally transitioned the social community’s core methods to X.com, leaving no hint of the blue chook brand that was as soon as synonymous with the platform.
