How To Add Two Factor Authentication (2FA) To Coinbase

A step by step guide on how to enable 2FA and use the UNLOQ app as a second factor for logging in to your Coinbase account.

Passwords no longer offer your accounts the protection they were created for in the first place. Therefore, it’s important that whenever you can, you enable two factor authentication.

The majority of services and applications recommend using Google Authenticator mobile app for generating the login passcode, or one-time password used as a second factor. Despite being the most popular choice, it has its downfalls in the user experience chapter.

Besides allowing you to keep all your 2FA tokens in one place, the UNLOQ authentication app provides token Backup and Restore, which Google’s app fails to offer.