Apple is adding extra layers of security to its iCloud online data storage service, with new requirements for second passwords for a variety of services. The new system means that users will only be able to access services like Mail, Pages or Keynote once they have typed in a four-digit code sent to them by Apple, usually in the form of a text message to a mobile phone.
Also, starting this month, people trying to access iCloud services with a third-party programme - like an email client or a calendar app - also have to provide a password specific to the application.
The specific passwords should mean that, even if a hacker gets access, he would then be limited to a small part of the service and not the entire contents of an iCloud account. It should keep an interloper from being able to make purchases with iTunes, or from the App store. The new passwords can be generated at the Apple ID site.
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