The company this week sent an email to customers who have the existing two-step verification enabled for their Apple IDs, informing them that once they install the public betas of the new operating systems they will be migrated to two-factor authentication automatically. ‘
Two-step verification is an older method of account security that Apple rolled out before full two-factor authentication was available. Apple is phasing that out and will be upgrading people with eligible devices automatically.
During its Worldwide Developers’ Conference this week, Apple introduced both iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, the next iterations of its mobile and desktop operating systems. The public betas for each of them are due this summer, with final versions scheduled for the fall.
There are a couple of differences between Apple’s two-step verification and its 2FA system. The main difference is that with the older service, users are given a recovery key that they need to keep in case they have to reset their password. That’s not required for 2FA.
