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/page metadataSign in to your Alibaba Cloud account,, after logging in click on your user icon then select "Account Management";
A new window will open titled "Security Settings".
In the section "Security Settings", and against "Account Protection", click on the "Edit" link (see example below);

A new window titled "Turn on Account Protection"will open, tick the option "Log In" and "TOTP" (Examples below), then click
;

You will now be presented with a message checking where the verification is to be sent to - check the email address then click on ![]()

A confirmation email will be sent to your email account (example below);

Copy this code to the prompt on your console and click ![]()

You will now be prompted to download and install google authenticator, but you will not need to use this app as we will programming our hardware token instead;

Click
, and you will find a QR code has been provided;

You can now use this QR code to program our programmable tokens using the instructions found in the following procedure;
Once you have programmed your token you will need to verify it with Alibaba.
Obtain the requested 6-digit code from your programmable token and enter it into the field below the QR code, then click ![]()
You will then see confirmation that 2fa has been enabled on your Alibaba account, and the hardware token can now be used when accessing the account;
