How to Configure Your Security Emails

Add backup email addresses to recover access to your account and receive security alerts.

The security emails are backup email addresses associated with your account.

They are used to recover access if you lose it and to receive alerts related to your account’s security. You manage them from My Profile > Security.

📘 What will you get?

One or more backup addresses associated with your account, so you can recover access and find out about any security alerts.

Before you begin

You need to be logged in. This is a personal setting: it affects only your user account, not any organization. Have a reliable email address handy that you can securely access.

1. Open Security in My Profile

Click your name in the user menu, at the bottom left, and go to My Profile. Open the Security tab and select the Security emails.

Security emails sub-tab within Security

2. Add a security email

In the Add user emailfield, type the email address you want to associate and click Add. Repeat the step to add multiple addresses.

Field for adding a security email

📘 Choose the address carefully

Use a different email from one that could become inaccessible if you lose access to the platform. The more recovery options you have, the better protected your account will be.

Conclusion

With your security emails set up, your account gains a recovery method and a channel for receiving alerts. It’s a quick step that’s worth completing when setting up your account, along with a password of your own.

Next steps

• Review the three Security sections in Security.