&gt; You go to log in to your Google account like normal, but instead of entering your email address and password, you provide just your email. Next, Google will provide a secret code — in Paul&#x27;s case, the number 21 — and tell you to look at your phone.<p>&gt; The Web giant will then send a message to your phone asking if you&#x27;re trying to sign in. If you answer &quot;yes,&quot; you&#x27;ll then need to provide the secret code on your phone, and voila, you&#x27;re in.<p>That looks a lot like a password to me. It&#x27;s just much shorter because the trust in 2fa is higher.