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Hello,
I'm serching the internet now for at least one hour but I can't find the information if
is a regular apple domain or some phishing site.
I would appreciate some clearification.
Thanks
Patrick
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Hi. It's a regular Apple site. In fact, it's the site of the sign in page for Communities.
If fact, of course, Apple owns the apple.com domain, so any URL that actually ends in apple.com is a regular Apple site.
Hi. It's a regular Apple site. In fact, it's the site of the sign in page for Communities.
If fact, of course, Apple owns the apple.com domain, so any URL that actually ends in apple.com is a regular Apple site.
See If you can't sign in with two-step verification using your Apple ID - Apple Support and Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support. Are you certain your account is set up with two-step verification and not two-factor authentication? That might explain why you don't see the option as described.
tt2
If this is a link in an email, hover over the link to make sure it goes where it says. Anyone with minor HTML skills can make a link say one thing, while going somewhere else.
Here's an example of a supposed Apple link going to Wikipedia.
Thank you both for your support.
Initially I was looking for a way to see my recovery key for the two step verification. A friend told me he lost his password and never saved his recovery key. Now he has no possibility to access his apple account and lost all of his stuff in it like music and apps.
Actually I don't know my recovery key either and I don't see a way to look it up. Therefore I started a google search and found a link starting https://idmsa.apple.com. The site looked normal, perhaps a little minimalistic but ok and the little lock in the adress field was green.
So I typed in my apple id and the password and imediately my phone asked for confirmation. I confirmed and received the number key and typed it in........ quiet a time nothing happens but the waiting symbol. Some java script waited for data I assume. Than, all of a sudden the site loaded new with the initial question for password and id. I tried this a second time with the same result. Now I was a little concerned and started my investigation.
Thanks to you I'm relieved. The history of my browser show, this URL was a original apple.com, plus https://idmsa in the beginning and some data behind.
This lead me to my first intention, to get my recovery key. Perhaps you know how I can see this in my account. The support page from apple is not helping because according to this I have to
But in the security section, if I click edit there is no possibility to "Replace Lost Key" only change password.
LG
Patrick
You're welcome. 🙂
tt2
Your screenshot clearly shows two-factor authentication is active. A recovery key is associated with two-step verification, a different security mode. Your account may only use one of the two security modes. You cannot change the recovery key because there isn't one.
tt2
It is Apple's centralized sign on page, and safe to use.
tt2
I`m quite sure that I have the two step verification active
Excellent point. 🙂
tt2
Hi,
now I see my problem. I confounded this two authenticitation modes.
This I need to check out further
Thank you for your support.
Regards
Patrick
Is https://idmsa.apple.com a legitimate Apple site?
