PARSER GUIDES
Set Up Two-Factor Authentication
Settings & Permissions
Protect your PARSER account with an authenticator app and recovery codes
Two-factor authentication adds a verification code after your normal sign-in. Set it up once, save the recovery codes, and use your authenticator app when PARSER asks for a code.
Before you begin, install an authenticator app such as Google Authenticator, 1Password, or Authy on a device you can access.
Open Security settings
1. Open your account menu.
2. Click Profile settings.
3. Open the Security tab.
4. Find Two-factor authentication and click Set up.
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PARSER asks you to confirm your sign-in before showing the setup code.
- For password sign-in, enter your current password and click Confirm with password.
- For Google sign-in, click Continue with Google and complete the prompt.
After confirmation, PARSER returns you to the two-factor authentication setup.
Connect your authenticator app
1. Scan the QR code with your authenticator app.
2. If you cannot scan it, enter the setup key shown below the QR code.
3. Enter the current Six-digit authentication code from the app.
4. Click Enable two-factor authentication.
Save your recovery codes
Recovery codes let you sign in if you lose access to your authenticator app. Each code works once, and PARSER will not show this set again.
1. Click Copy codes or Download as text.
2. Store the codes somewhere secure and separate from your authenticator device.
3. Select I saved these recovery codes in a safe place.
4. Click Done.
Two-factor authentication now shows Enabled on the Security page.
Sign in with a verification code
After your normal sign-in:
1. Open your authenticator app.
2. Enter the current Six-digit authentication code.
3. Click Verify.
If you cannot use the authenticator app, click Use a recovery code instead, enter one unused recovery code, and click Verify.
Replace your recovery codes
Generate a new set if you used several codes or believe someone else may have seen them.
1. Open Profile settings -> Security.
2. Click Manage beside Two-factor authentication.
3. Click Generate new codes.
4. Enter your Current authentication code.
5. Click Generate new codes again and save the new set.
Your previous recovery codes stop working immediately.
Disable two-factor authentication
1. Open Profile settings -> Security.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click Disable two-factor authentication.
4. Enter an Authentication or recovery code.
5. Click Disable two-factor authentication to confirm.
Disabling it removes the authenticator connection and invalidates all recovery codes.
If you lose access
- Use Use a recovery code instead if you have a saved code.
- After signing in, generate new recovery codes and reconnect your authenticator if needed.
- If you cannot access your authenticator or any recovery code, contact PARSER support for account recovery help.
Next steps
- Manage Your Account and Security - Update your profile, password, and browser sessions
- Manage Team Members and Roles - Control who can access your team