Is my security key different from my password?
Last Updated: September 17, 2007
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Yes. They are two separate access codes.

You can use your password to log in to personalized features such as Yahoo! Mail, My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Chat, Yahoo! Message Boards, Yahoo! Clubs, and Yahoo! Calendar, among others.

Your security key is only required when trying to access secure areas of Yahoo!, such as Yahoo! Store. Your security key must be different from your password.

To protect your information, never give your Yahoo! password or security key to any non-Yahoo! web site or person.

Yahoo! takes your security seriously and takes reasonable steps to protect your information, such as requiring a security key for some services. To learn more about these security steps, please read the Security Information in the Yahoo! Privacy Policy.

Also, please visit our Guide to Online Security for additional information on how to reduce your security risk when online.

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