#Fidelity vip access new phone install#
#Fidelity vip access new phone software#

Tell them you would like to setup 2FA (If you already have it setup with Symantec VIP, you probably want to ask them to remove the old one.) Provide them the name that we generated from the page earlier or id if you used the python approach.

Now you need to call up Fidelity using the number on step 2. At this point, you have completed step 1 from this instruction page.This is what it looks like in 1Password for me. Before moving on to the next step, make sure that your OTP is producing a 6 digit number.Otherwise, you can use the full_path to generate your OTP code. I know 1Password on Desktop supports scanning your screen. If you are using a smartphone, you can go ahead and open your favorite OTP app and scan the QR code. I would recommend you to copy these information and save them. Once you do that press enter and it will automatically generate you a name, secret, QR Code, and the full_path. You can simply fill out the textbox, you can call it whatever you want.

You can generate the credentials needed by visiting.I should note that I am in no way or form affiliated with python-vipaccess or the website that makes this easy. If you choose to do the python approach, you can skip to step 2.

#Fidelity vip access new phone software#

I will be sharing another method that utilizes the python-vipaccess software from your browser. You are most likely welcome to follow the instructions to generate the 2FA code and it's straightforward. However, I understand that most of us are not familiar with command-line interface and python. python-vipaccess will help us generate the Symantec VIP Access id and secret that we can use to import to our OTP app. There's two ways to grab this information, there's a FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) that will help us generate the OTP code that we need. In other words, this means that we can use OTP on our favorite app. The only non-standard part is the provisioning protocol used to create a new token. Symantec VIP Access actually uses a completely open standard called Time-based One-time Password Algorithm for generating the 6-digit codes that it outputs. If you share the same sentiment as I, don't worry I have good news.

#Fidelity vip access new phone install#

With that out of the way, I am personally not a fan of using Symantec products, nor interested in install a separate third party app to accomplish this when most of us, including myself use some form of OTP/2FA app like Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, or what have you. This requires you to install an app from Symantec VIP on your computer/phone. Before I start, I am going to mention that Fidelity does support a 2FA by using Symantec VIP Access to accomplish this.