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1. Creating an email on Google

If you are young enough, used to communicate via social networks and messengers and consider email something archaic and old-school, you will still need it when mastering Blockchain.

The best way to create an e-mail account is to use Google. You should not use mail.ru, yandex.ru and other portals.

Mail with the domain gmail.com is the safest today. You’d better register a new box, separate from other tasks, only for working with crypto.

2. Create a strong password

To create a password, it is best to use a password generator.

For example, the service: http://www.onlinepasswordgenerator.ru/.

Here you can set the password parameters: number of characters, lowercase, uppercase letters, etc.

Clicking the «Generate» button will give you a choice of 10 strong passwords that are difficult to crack.

More password generator options:

http://passgen.ru/

https://randstuff.ru/password/

https://www.passwordist.com/

Choose any of them and remember security at all times.

Save the generated password in a safe place. Periodically change the password on your mailbox.

It is desirable to use different passwords for different services.

3. Installing Google Authenticator

This is a special application that you put on your phone – «Android» or iOS, it is tied directly to your account, it can be tied to the exchange, mail, other services related to cryptocurrency, and so on.

You should definitely use it! It will be an additional protection of your mail and further access to those passwords that you have.

Using it is very simple.

In the settings of your gmail.com mail in the section «Accounts and Import» – «Change Settings» – «Password Recovery» there will be a tab «Two-step authentication». You select the Google tab. Then you’ll have a QR code, you scan it with your phone and a pre-downloaded app.

The program generates a new code every 30 seconds, so you’ll have to enter your username, password, and this code when you log into your email. It’s somewhat similar to two-factor authentication via SMS passwords, only in this case you get a second password through the Google app.

You can have multiple passwords here: for different exchanges, email, different wallets, etc.

This is an extremely useful thing that you should definitely take advantage of.

Don’t neglect your own security, otherwise you will lose your own or, even worse, someone else’s assets in an instant.