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Two factor usually means "something you have + something you know". So your MacBook + your password is two factors.

I've seen references to "three factor" auth which is often a push notification to a phone, and then there's more secure second factors, like yubikeys or code-protected passkeys.



I don't know my passwords: They are stored on my MacBook.


Does your MacBook require you to enter a password to log in?




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