Log in to your Proton Mail account then select "Proton Mail";

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Click on the setting icon (), then click on the button;;

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In the left hand column, click on "Account and password";

Then scroll down to the section "Two-factor authentication", and at the prompt "Authentication app", enable this feature by clicking on the slider (indicated below);

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A window will now open requesting your password;

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Supply your proton mail password, then click .

A new window titled "Set up two-factor authentication" will now open;

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Click , and you will be presented with a QR code;

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You can use the QR code to program our programmable tokens using the instructions found in the following procedure;

Verifying your token

Once you have programmed your token you will need to verify it with Proton Mail.

Click , and you will be asked for the 6 digit OTP code;

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Enter a code from your programmable token and you will be provided with a backup codes (these codes should be stored for emergency use);

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You are now ready to use your programmable token as an OTP source when you next log in to your proton mail account.

Verifying your token

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