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title: "Why Two-Factor Authentication?"
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##### *This video is about Google Two-Factor (Two-Step) but applied to DUO also since it is the same method.*

# What Does NNU's Two-Factor Authentication Protect?

#### NNU's Two-Factor Authentication protects your NNU accounts.  Currently, Two-Factors protects your NNU account and your Google Apps account.

##### *Gmail is protected by Google's Two-Factor authentication system which is a separate system than DUO.*

For more info see: [https://duo.com/why-duo/why-two-factor-authentication-2fa](https://duo.com/why-duo/why-two-factor-authentication-2fa)