X customers have till November 10 to re-enroll their safety keys

In the event you’re a former Twitter consumer nonetheless utilizing and depend on a {hardware} safety key in your two-factor authentication (2FA) methodology, you want to re-enroll it earlier than November 10. As noticed by , X’s account notified customers of the deadline in a publish final week. The Elon Musk-owned firm ultimately intends to retire the twitter.com area, which {hardware} keys resembling YubiKeys stay tied to till they’re re-enrolled.

“By November 10, we’re asking all accounts that use a safety key as their two issue authentication (2FA) methodology to re-enroll their key to proceed accessing X. You may re-enroll your present safety key, or enroll a brand new one. A reminder: for those who enroll a brand new safety key, another safety keys will cease working (except additionally re-enrolled),” the account stated.

X later clarified that the change solely applies to YubiKeys and passkeys, and never 2FA authenticator apps resembling Microsoft Authenticator or Authy. Customers who fail to re-enroll their affected keys earlier than November 10 could have their accounts locked till they both full the re-enrollment course of, select a unique 2FA methodology or resolve to not use 2FA altogether (which X says it advises in opposition to).

To re-enroll your {hardware} key or add a brand new one, head to Settings within the X app, then click on “Safety and account entry” and “Handle Passkeys” throughout the Safety part.

Elon Musk Twitter to X in 2023, and final 12 months totally the social community’s core programs to X.com, leaving no hint of the blue chook emblem that was as soon as synonymous with the platform.