From 339b33707039f75705e97aa982d2384f6de220b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Schoening Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:24:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify instructions for 2FA verification The verification in this step of the process happens "with the device". The device is the thing that verifies not what is being verified. --- .../recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials.md b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials.md index f6fad1ddb207..ac26aca7b068 100644 --- a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials.md +++ b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/recovering-your-account-if-you-lose-your-2fa-credentials.md @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ You can use your two-factor authentication credentials or two-factor authenticat ![One-time password field](/assets/images/help/2fa/one-time-password-field.png) 6. Click **Verify email address**. 7. Choose an alternative verification factor. - - If you've used your current device to log into this account before and would like to use the device for verification, click **Verify this device**. + - If you've used your current device to log into this account before and would like to use the device for verification, click **Verify with this device**. - If you've previously set up an SSH key on this account and would like to use the SSH key for verification, click **SSH key**. - If you've previously set up a personal access token and would like to use the personal access token for verification, click **Personal access token**. ![Alternative verification buttons](/assets/images/help/2fa/alt-verifications.png)