The two-factor authentication required for access to the verification tool
Article 2
1. In order to connect to the verification tool, two-factor authentication shall be used. 2. The first authentication shall consist of entering the following data: (a) travel document number; (b) country of issue of the travel document to be selected from a predetermined list; (c) email address. 3. The data submitted by the applicant shall be the same as the one provided by them in their application form. 4. The second authentication shall consist of a unique code to be entered into the verification tool to confirm authentication. 5. Upon submission of the information in paragraph 2, the unique code shall be automatically generated and sent to the applicant through the email service referred to in point (f) of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240. 6. The unique code shall expire after a short period of time. Sending a new unique code shall invalidate unique codes previously sent to the same applicant. 7. The unique code shall be sent to the same email address provided in the submitted application. 8. The unique code shall be usable only once.