For avid gamers, protection of their Steam accounts is essential. A ton of games purchased on the platform will amount to hundreds of dollars, and not being careful with the account’s security might result in a loss of hundreds. On top of that, several games now have in-game purchase items, and these items have quite a bit of value even in the real world.
So as an additional layer of security, it would be best to use Valve’s Steam Guard two-factor authentication for your Steam account. But how can one do it? That is what we will see here. We have compiled this step by step guide on how one can enable two-factor authentication for Steam. So without any further ado, let’s get into it.
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How to Add Two-Factor Authentication to Steam?
Two-Factor Authentication is present for all sorts of online accounts these days. From personal messaging apps to social media apps, everything now supports two-factor authentication.
This forces a user to log in with a password and a code from the phone. So in case, someone gets your password, they still won’t be able to log in since they won’t have this additional code. Now, let’s see how one can set up this security feature on their Steam account.
- Open up your browser and navigate to Steam’s official website.
- Here, log in to your Steam account using the login credentials.
- Click on the account name in the upper right corner and then click on “Account details.”
- Then click on the “Account Security” option.
- After that, click on “Manage Steam Guard account security.”
- If you have the desktop launcher for Steam, you do not need to go through their website. You can open up the application, click on the menu icon in the top-left corner of the screen and then click on “Manage Steam Guard account security.”