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With two-factor authentication, a trusted phone number or trusted device helps verify your identity when you sign in to a new device or browser.
WhatsApp is today making its new two-step verification feature available to all. Once enabled, WhatsApp will require you to enter a six-digit passcode when you attempt to verify your phone number.