{"id":2468,"date":"2017-09-24T16:44:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T13:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:57:45","slug":"protectimus-slim-nfc-cexio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/protectimus-slim-nfc-cexio\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication on CEX.io with Protectimus Slim NFC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\"Cex.io<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Learn more about Protectimus Slim NFC token or order one here:<\/em><\/h3>\n

Protectimus Slim NFC<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

The best 2FA token to protect your CEX.io account!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CEX.io cryptocurrency exchange asks its users to enable 2-factor authentication immediately after registration. But if you don\u2019t use two-factor authentication on CEX.io you can always activate in in security settings.<\/p>\n

We prepared 3 guides to add hardware security token Protectimus Slim NFC to CEX.io cryptocurrency exchange:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. For those who are new on CEX.io.<\/li>\n
  2. For CEX.io users who never activated 2-factor authentication, and now want to enable it with Protectimus Slim NFC.<\/li>\n
  3. For those who already use 2-factor authentication with software OTP token.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Guide 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    How to enable CEX.io 2FA with Protectimus Slim NFC for those who are new on CEX.io.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Download the Protectimus TOTP Burner<\/a> application.<\/li>\n
    2. Sign up to CEX.io<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    3. After registration, choose two-factor authentication via Smartphone app.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"How<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. You will see the QR code with the secret key (seed). Use it to program the Protectimus Slim NFC token.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Program the Protectimus Slim NFC token by scanning the QR code. Learn how to program Protectimus Slim NFC token here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
        2. Download 2FA backup key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \"How<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. To finish the token enrollment enter the one-time password from Protectimus Slim NFC in the field \u201cEnter 2FA code from the app\u201d and press the button \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \"How<\/p>\n

            Guide 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n

            How to enable CEX.io 2FA with Protectimus Slim NFC for existing accounts without enabled two-factor authentication.<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Download the Protectimus TOTP Burner<\/a> application.<\/li>\n
            2. Login to your CEX.io<\/a> account and initiate the enrolment of software token:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Choose “Profile” section from the drop-down menu in the right upper corner -><\/p>\n

              \"How<\/p>\n

              Go to \u201cSecurity\u201d settings -><\/p>\n

              \"How<\/p>\n

              Enable two-factor authentication -><\/p>\n

              \"How<\/p>\n

              Choose 2-factor authentication via Smartphone app.<\/p>\n

              \"How<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. You will see the QR code with the secret key (seed). Use it to program the Protectimus Slim NFC token.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \"How<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Program the Protectimus Slim NFC token by scanning the QR code. Learn how to program Protectimus Slim NFC token here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                2. Download 2FA backup key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \"How<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. To finish the token enrollment enter the one-time password from Protectimus Slim NFC in the field \u201cEnter 2FA code from the app\u201d and press the button \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \"How<\/p>\n

                    Guide 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                    How to enable CEX.io 2FA with Protectimus Slim NFC for those who already use 2-factor authentication with software OTP token.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    Note: DON’T delete Google Authenticator or another application you use for OTP generation until you finish the Protectimus Slim NFC setup.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Download the Protectimus TOTP Burner<\/a> application.<\/li>\n
                    2. Login to your CEX.io<\/a> account and disable 2-factor authentication with software token:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Choose “Profile” section from the drop-down menu in the right upper corner -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Go to \u201cSecurity\u201d settings -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Click the \u201cEdit settings\u201d button -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Deactivate 2FA -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Enter one-time password from your software authenticator to disable authentication app -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Confirm your actions -><\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                      Click the button \u201cI\u2019d like to proceed anyway\u201d.<\/p>\n

                      \"How<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Initiate the enrolment of software token one more time:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Choose “Profile” section from the drop-down menu in the right upper corner -><\/p>\n

                        \"How<\/p>\n

                        Go to \u201cSecurity\u201d settings -><\/p>\n

                        \"How<\/p>\n

                        Enable two-factor authentication -><\/p>\n

                        \"How<\/p>\n

                        Choose 2-factor authentication via Smartphone app.<\/p>\n

                        \"How<\/p>\n

                        You will see the QR code with the secret key (seed). Use it to program the Protectimus Slim NFC token.<\/p>\n

                        \"How<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Program the Protectimus Slim NFC token by scanning the QR code. Learn how to program Protectimus Slim NFC token here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                        2. Download 2FA backup key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          \"How<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. To finish the token enrollment enter the one-time password from Protectimus Slim NFC in the field \u201cEnter 2FA code from the app\u201d and press the button \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            \"How<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            Learn more about Protectimus Slim NFC token or order one here: Protectimus Slim NFC The best 2FA token to protect your CEX.io account! CEX.io cryptocurrency exchange asks its users to enable 2-factor authentication immediately after registration. But if you don\u2019t use two-factor authentication on CEX.io you can always activate in in security settings. We prepared […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[393,354,335,421],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-setup-guides","tag-cex-io","tag-cryptocurrency-exchanges","tag-protectimus-slim-nfc-en","tag-setup-guides"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9190,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions\/9190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protectimus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}