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title: "Two-Factor Authentication and Account Security on BePrepared"
url: "https://bepreparedsolutions.co/help/account/two-factor"
description: "How Turn on two-factor authentication works in BePrepared: a short, visual guide."
source: "BePrepared Solutions"
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How-to

# Turn on two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication is not in BePrepared yet, so secure your group account from the Account tab on /profile with a strong, unique password and a data export.

Updated August 29, 2026

## The idea

Two-factor authentication adds a second check at sign-in, so a stolen password alone cannot reach your account. BePrepared does not have built-in two-factor authentication yet, so for now your account security rests on a strong, unique password and the controls on your Account tab.

## Using it

Two-factor authentication is not in your account settings right now. Until it ships, here is how to keep your group account secure from the same place.

![The Account tab security controls](https://bepreparedsolutions.co/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdb.bepreparedsolutions.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fhelp-center-media%2Faccount%2Faccount-2fa-delete.png&w=3840&q=75)

The Account tab security controls

1.  Open **/profile** and select the **Account** tab.
2.  In the **Password** card, choose **Change Password** and set a long, unique password you do not reuse on other sites. This is your strongest protection while two-factor is unavailable.
3.  In the **Export My Data** card, choose **Export My Data** any time you want a full JSON copy of your information for your own records.
4.  For an extra layer today, store your BePrepared password in a password manager that has its own two-factor login. That protects the password itself even though the app cannot yet prompt for a second code.

## What to do when ...

-   **You only see Password and Export My Data, no 2FA option:** that is expected. The feature is not built yet, so there is no QR code to scan and no recovery codes to save. Use a strong, unique password for now.
-   **You think your password was exposed:** change it from the Password card right away, then export your data so you have a clean record.
-   **Someone asks where to scan an authenticator code:** let them know two-factor sign-in is not live yet, so no authenticator app or recovery codes are needed at this point.

## How people actually use it

A household admin shares a BePrepared group account with a partner. They set one strong password in a shared password manager, so both can sign in without writing it down anywhere risky. Before a family trip, the same admin exports their data as a JSON backup, so the plan and account details are saved locally even while they are away.

## Where this fits

Securing your account protects every part of the loop, from the risks you watch in BeAware to the plans and supplies you build in BeReady. When two-factor sign-in becomes available, you will find it on this same **Account** tab. Until then, a strong password is your best next step.

Steps not working for you? [Contact us](https://bepreparedsolutions.co/contact) and tell us which guide you were following, or [browse the Help Center](https://bepreparedsolutions.co/help).

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_Guidance here is general and cannot account for your circumstances. In an active emergency, official instructions from local authorities take precedence over anything published by BePrepared Solutions._