Twitter's Parent Company Gives Users Until November 10 to Re-Enroll Security Keys or Face Account Lockout
Users of Twitter's parent company X who rely on hardware security keys for two-factor authentication (2FA) have until November 10 to re-enroll their keys. According to a notification spotted by The Verge, the Elon Musk-owned company is phasing out its use of the twitter.com domain and hardware keys like YubiKeys, which will stop working unless users re-enroll them.
The X Safety account recently notified users of the impending deadline in a post, stating that "By November 10, we're asking all accounts that use a security key as their two-factor authentication (2FA) method to re-enroll their key to continue accessing X." Users can either re-enroll their existing security key or enroll a new one. However, if users choose to enroll a new security key, they will need to also re-enroll any other security keys currently in use.
X has clarified that this change only affects YubiKeys and passkeys, not 2FA authenticator apps like Microsoft Authenticator or Authy. Users who fail to re-enroll their affected keys by November 10 will have their accounts locked until they complete the re-enrollment process, switch to a different 2FA method, or opt out of 2FA altogether.
To re-enroll your hardware key or add a new one, users can follow these steps: Head to Settings in the X app, then click "Security and account access" and "Manage Passkeys" within the Security section.
Users of Twitter's parent company X who rely on hardware security keys for two-factor authentication (2FA) have until November 10 to re-enroll their keys. According to a notification spotted by The Verge, the Elon Musk-owned company is phasing out its use of the twitter.com domain and hardware keys like YubiKeys, which will stop working unless users re-enroll them.
The X Safety account recently notified users of the impending deadline in a post, stating that "By November 10, we're asking all accounts that use a security key as their two-factor authentication (2FA) method to re-enroll their key to continue accessing X." Users can either re-enroll their existing security key or enroll a new one. However, if users choose to enroll a new security key, they will need to also re-enroll any other security keys currently in use.
X has clarified that this change only affects YubiKeys and passkeys, not 2FA authenticator apps like Microsoft Authenticator or Authy. Users who fail to re-enroll their affected keys by November 10 will have their accounts locked until they complete the re-enrollment process, switch to a different 2FA method, or opt out of 2FA altogether.
To re-enroll your hardware key or add a new one, users can follow these steps: Head to Settings in the X app, then click "Security and account access" and "Manage Passkeys" within the Security section.
just got notified by x account safety about this major change lol 
so if u use a security key for 2fa on twitter ur keys r gonna stop workin unless u re-enroll them 
nov 10 is the deadline 
like wut r they doin 
can't believe elon musk's company is changin things up again 
anyway i guess it's not a big deal if u already have a new key 
just make sure to update ur settings or u'll be locked out 
. So Twitter's all like "Hey, you gotta update your security key thingy or else your account is toast!" Like, what's next? 
. I mean, I get it, security is important and all that jazz, but can't they just leave our old keys alone? It's not like we're asking for much. A simple re-enrollment process would be nice. But noooo, X has to make it super complicated 
, right? So now they're telling us to re-enroll or else our accounts get locked out 
. I don't understand why not many people are talking about this change yet 
. Anyway, if you use a security key for 2FA, make sure to re-enroll your YubiKey by November 10 or it's gonna stop working 
. Maybe they're just trying to "up their game" with some new feature 
. I'm not sure why they can't just update their system instead of forcing us to go through all this hassle... 
! So Elon Musk's team is making us re-enroll our security keys on Twitter? That's a bummer. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry, right? 
But seriously, what's the point of phasing out hardware keys like YubiKeys if we're just gonna get forced to re-enroll them anyway? 
gotta be careful about them security keys fam 
honestly, cant they just make it easier tho? i mean, i have a bunch of devices and its gonna be such a pain to re-enroll on every single one 
. Can't they just make it easier to update their accounts without having to deal with all this drama? 
anyone know if we can just use passkeys instead? sounds more secure to me 
anyway, i'm all for extra security measures, so if it's good enough for you, it's good enough for me. lets hope everything goes smoothly and our accounts stay unlocked 