I may have not be clear enough. I went to my settings, clicked on handling
2FA, and arrived to the aove mentioned page which does not have a switch on
button.


Marcin Szwarc <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. okt. 12.,
V, 15:18):

> Hi!
>
> Recently, the Product Safety and Integrity team shipped an update to the
> AccountSecurity special page (that's why it looks differently than earlier
> and it's now on auth.wikimedia.org). The authenticator apps section
> should work properly, and if it doesn't, I encourage you to file a
> Phabricator ticket for that. (I'm also working in that team, but I wasn't
> involved in that projects, so I don't hve any behind-the-scenes knowledge).
>
> For using bots with admin accounts, I recommend setting a bot password
> (using Special:BotPasswords), which is not subject to 2FA and can have a
> scope reduced (in comparison with interactive access).
>
> Regards,
> Marcin Szwarc
> Msz2001
> W dniu 12.10.2025 o 15:10, Bináris pisze:
>
> I had 2FA which prevented me to login to Pywikibot with my admin account.
> At least I couldn't guess how to do it.
> So I switched off 2FA, and after solving the task I tried to set it back.
> The button sends me to
> https://auth.wikimedia.org/huwiki/wiki/Speci%C3%A1lis:AccountSecurity
> where there is bo switch on any more. I only have there auth apps. I tried
> to add the same app again, but uselessly.
>
> With 2FA I cannot use my bot for admin tasks, without 2FA I cannot use my
> CU tools.
>
> How to switch back 2FA?
>
> --
> Bináris
>
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