How To Setup Multi-Factor Authentication with Tesla
Intro Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a common security requirement when accessing sensitive applications or websites such as your personal banking portal. Since Tesla vehicles can be controlled via the Tesla Mobile App over the internet (thanks to the Tesla API), their website and APIs should also be considered sensitive. As a result, Tesla has finally delivered and rolled out MFA to owners earlier today, October 6th, 2020. The purpose of this blog post is to walk you through the process for setting up MFA on Tesla.com and also provide some recommendations based on personal experience. If you have any questions or comments feel free to reply at the bottom or shoot me a tweet @dburkland. Last but not least, I wanted to give kudos to @mfrunker and @tesla_raj for staying on Tesla about adding this much needed security functionality! ...