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10 changes: 4 additions & 6 deletions ...rted/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/configuring-two-factor-authentication.mdx
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<Screenshot src="/getting-started/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/2fa-enable.png" alt="Screenshot showing Enable 2FA button" />

4. When prompted provide your current account password and then click **Confirm password to continue**.

5. On the 2FA method page, select the method you would like to enable and click **Continue**. For more information on supported 2FA methods, see "[About two-factor authentication][about-two-factor-authentication]".
4. On the 2FA method page, select the method you would like to enable and click **Continue**. For more information on supported 2FA methods, see "[About two-factor authentication][about-two-factor-authentication]".

<Screenshot src="/getting-started/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/device-selection.png" alt="Screenshot showing 2FA types" />

6. Configure your security-key:
5. Configure your security-key:
- Provide a name for your security-key and click **Add security key**. Follow the browser specific steps to add your security-key.
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Hyphenate "browser specific" when used as a compound modifier in user-facing instructions ("browser-specific steps") to improve readability and grammatical correctness.

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- Provide a name for your security-key and click **Add security key**. Follow the browser specific steps to add your security-key.
- Provide a name for your security-key and click **Add security key**. Follow the browser-specific steps to add your security-key.

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<Screenshot src="/getting-started/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/2fa-add-security-key.png" alt="Screenshot showing security key setup" />
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<Screenshot src="/getting-started/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/touch-id-mac-edge.png" alt="Screenshot showing 2FA device selection" />
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The bullet line immediately above this screenshot ("Below is an example of configuration…") is not indented under step 5, so it will start a new top-level bullet list and can break the ordered list numbering/structure in rendered MDX. Indent that line and this screenshot to be part of step 5, or convert it into an indented paragraph within step 5.

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7. On the recovery code page, copy the recovery codes to your computer or other safe location that is not your second factor device. We recommend using a password manager.
6. On the recovery code page, copy the recovery codes to your computer or other safe location that is not your second factor device. We recommend using a password manager.

<Screenshot src="/getting-started/setting-up-your-npm-user-account/recovery-code.png" alt="Screenshot showing the Recovery Code page" />

_Recovery codes are the only way to ensure you can recover your account if you lose access to your second factor device. Each code can be used only once. You can [view and regenerate your recovery code][viewing-and-regenerating-recovery-code] from your 2FA settings page. For secondary account recovery options, see "[Configuring account recovery options][configuring-account-recovery-options]."_

8. Click **Go back to settings** after confirming that you have saved your codes.
7. Click **Go back to settings** after confirming that you have saved your codes.

### Disabling 2FA

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