Tryst.link Update, May ‘21: Better Account Security with MFA

Tryst.link Update, May ‘21: Better Account Security with MFA

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Account security steps up a notch

Keeping your account secure is important on any website, so that's why this month we have added the ability to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA)! Enabling MFA is one of the best things you can do to ensure that your account is harder to gain access to my attackers or scammers.

In research conducted by Microsoft, they found that accounts with MFA enabled where able to stop 99.9% of automated attacks, the most common variety. Google came to similar findings in their own research.

Learn more about how Multifactor Authentication helps keep your online accounts secure and hot to set it up on Tryst in our launch blog post:

Introducing Multifactor Authentication to your Tryst account
You might have noticed that a new manage account security[https://app.tryst.link/multifactor_manage] button has appeared on yourdashboard recently! This feature is called multifactor authentication andenabling it ensures that only you can access your account. When you sign into a website, like T…

Fixes and Improvements

  • Enable multi factor authentication for all. Enable it from Manage Account Security
  • You can now add deposit and cancellation policies to your profile, letting potential clients know up front what to expect.
  • You'll now see more information on your dashboard if we need to clarify something to review your profile.
  • Performance improvements to make the site even snappier.
  • Improved profile submission process to make it clearer when your profile is actually in our queue.
  • More small visual tweaks and help text improvements.
  • Better image size checks when you upload photos
  • Fixed an issue that could cause redirects to home when trying to log in
  • Miscellaneous small bug fixes
  • Improved the quality of header images on profiles
  • Improved browsing on country and state location pages
  • Fixed some other potential login related issues