To enhance the security of your account, Binance introduced the Binance Authenticator for generating
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) codes for verifying your requests or making transactions.
You can download the Binance Authenticator here.
How to enable Binance Authenticator on the Binance website?
1. Log in to your Binance account and click
[Profile] - [Security]. Click [Download Binance Authenticator] to download the app on your phone.
2. Click [Manage] under the [Authenticator App] section.
3. You’ll be redirected to the [Authenticator App] page. Click [Enable] to start.
4. You may need to complete a security verification first. After that, you’ll see a QR code and a 16-digit key on the screen.
Open the Binance Authenticator app on your phone and scan the QR code, or enter the 16-digit key manually.
5. You should see a 6-digit code on your app.
Tips: How to customize your Binance Authenticator?
5.1 Swipe right on the code to [Pin], [Edit], or [Delete].
5.2 You can also tap the [+] button on the top right corner to add multiple accounts to your Binance Authenticator.
5.3. If you added multiple accounts to your Binance Authenticator, you can swipe right on each code and tap [Edit] to customize the name of each account.
6. Go back to the Binance website and click [Next].
7. To enable Binance Authenticator for your account, enter the 6-digit code from your Binance Authenticator and click [Submit].
8. You have successfully enabled Binance Authenticator.
How to reset Binance Authenticator for your Binance account?
If you’ve already bound your Google Authenticator to your Binance account, or your Binance Authenticator is not working properly, you need to remove your current authenticator first.
1. Click [Manage] under the [Authenticator App] section.
2. Click the edit button next to your authenticator.
3. Click [Continue] on the pop-up window to proceed.
Please note in order to protect your account, withdrawals and P2P transactions will be disabled for 24 hours after you change your Authenticator.
4. You might need to complete security verification first. Follow the instructions on the pop-up to complete.
5. You will then see a QR code and a 16-digit key on the screen. Open your Binance Authenticator and scan the QR code, or enter the 16-digit key manually.
6. You should see a 6-digit code on your Binance Authenticator.
7. Go back to the Binance website and click [Next].
8. Enter the 6-digit code from your Binance Authenticator and click [Submit].
9. You have successfully enabled a new Binance Authenticator.
