In 2013, for user access to your Apple ID has been entered, the procedure is two-step verification two-step verification), which relies on the functions of individual services Find My Phone and Find My Mac, but on iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, the company will replace its mechanism of two-factor verification (two-factor verification), which will be integrated into the OS. Built right into iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan system will enhance the protection of user data and help them to keep their Apple account, even if someone else gets access to the password.
The current process involves the use of a four-digit code to confirm the rights of the owner of the account. With the introduction of a system of two-factor verification this code will be a six-digit. Once the code is confirmed by any of the devices that are running iOS 9 or El Capitan, the new device automatically becomes trusted, then there will be no need for further verification.
With the release of iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan this fall, Apple will abandon the old system of security that requires a 14-digit recovery key (Recovery Key) in case of unforeseen situations, which include the loss of a trusted device and stealing Apple ID, notes). In this case, under the new procedure to reset the password or get the verification code, now will be enough to give Apple the phone number on which you received calls and messages. The company will consider the case on an individual basis and will contact the user at a specified number to report when the account will be able to recover. According to Apple, the account recovery will take several days, or more depending on how much information you can provide, so you can make sure that you are the account owner. The procedure is designed to return the user account as quickly as possible, and to deny access to those who can pretend to be you.
In the upcoming Apple OS update management system to authorized devices. It will allow to access to iCloud a list of all authorized devices and remove them if necessary. Currently, two-factor verification is available to developers who have downloaded the beta version of iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
If the system is two-factor verification works for the service “Find my iPhone”, then in the final versions of OS X 10.11 and iOS 9, it will be integrated directly into the OS.
