Tip #465

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 — Community Services, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Make sure you have at least two Two-Factor Authentication methods enabled for your Vivaldi Account.

Two-Factor Authentication is a great way to ensure the safety of your Vivaldi account. See how to set it up in Tip #270. But should you, for one reason or another, not be able to use the chosen verification method, you risk permanently losing access to your account. That’s why it’s important to have a backup verification method set up as well.

Available verification methods for your Vivaldi account:

Authenticator app
Security key
Recovery codes

Review your authentication settings on https://login.vivaldi.net/profile/me.

Two-Factor Authentication management page on Vivaldi.net.

Tip #433

February 22, 2024March 20, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Identify Web Pages that are malicious or legitimate by checking the base domain in the Address Field.

Fraudsters are an unfortunate part of the internet, constantly coming up with more and more ways to scam people. To help you spot malicious actors and prevent scams and phishing attacks, Vivaldi highlights the core part of the URL while the rest of the URL will be visible and lowlighted.

For example, if someone is trying to make you think that you’re on Google’s web page, they may use a link similar to this – www.google.fakesite.com. With base domain highlighting in addresses, the real domain will be highlighted and displayed as www.google.fakesite.com. This way you can recognize which company controls the domain and not fall for the scam.

You do have the option to disable base domain highlighting in Settings > Address Bar > Security Features, but we strongly advise you against doing so.

Vivaldi browser window with Address Field highlighted.

Tip #348

September 15, 2023March 20, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Delete all Cookies when you close the browser.

Cookies can be useful. They can keep you logged into accounts, save your language preferences, and more, but they can also be used to track you. To curtail the latter, you can have Vivaldi delete all cookies stored in the browser on exit.

To update your Cookie preferences:

Go to Settings > Privacy and Security> Cookies.
Select “Session only”.

Tip #270

May 5, 2023March 20, 2024 — Community Services, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Secure your Vivaldi account by enabling Two-Factor Authentication.

Two locked doors make it harder to get in than one. Similarly, requiring two different verification methods during login make your account a lot more secure. First you verify yourself with your login password and then either with a code that a special app generates for you or with a physical security key.

To enable Two-Factor Authentication:

Go to Vivaldi.net.
Log in to your Vivaldi account.
In quick links at the top of the homepage near your profile image, click on Account.
On the account’s profile, click on Enable Two-Factor Authentication.
Enter your account’s login password to continue.
Select whether you want to set up Two-Factor Authentication with an authenticator app or security key and follow the instructions.

It’s strongly encouraged to set up at least two Two-Factor Authentication methods. That way, if you’re unable to use one verification method, you’ll still be able to access the account using a backup method.

Check out our Help page about Two-Factor Authentication for more information.

Tip #192

January 13, 2023March 20, 2024 — Community Services, Desktop, Mail, Vivaldi Tips, Webmail — 2 min read

Pay attention to incoming emails and don’t get scammed.

We’ve listed a few tips below to help you be vigilant and not fall for email scams.

Look at the sender address. Be suspicious of email addresses containing misspellings, ones that are just made up of gibberish or do not look related to the sender they claim to be.
Also, be cautious when there’s a different Reply-To address, especially if it matches the descriptions above.

Warning message in Vivaldi Mail: ""Reply-To" does not match the "From" address. Make sure you trust the "Reply-To" address before replying." — *In Vivaldi Mail, you’ll see a warning when the From and Reply-To email addresses don’t match.*

Pay attention to message content. If what the message promises is too good to be true, it’s probably not true (e.g. claiming you inherited or won a large amount of money).
Also, when an email, seemingly from a reputable company, is written with poor grammar or your acquaintance writes in a style unusual for them, look for other clues.
Be suspicious of emails that create urgency and ask you to act fast.
Don’t trust emails that ask for your personal information (ID number, bank account details, etc.). If you think that a reputable institution is asking you to update your personal information, don’t follow the links in the email, but go to their website directly to check your account.
You might be asked to visit a link. Don’t blindly open them. Hover over the links and check the browser’s status bar to see where it wants to take you.

Bottom left corner of Vivaldi Browser window, showing a link with mouse cursor hovering over it and it's URL on the Status Bar. — *Hover over the link and check the Status Bar at the bottom of the browser window, to see which website you’ll be taken to.*

If you don’t fully trust the sender, don’t open files attached to the email.
Use other means of communication to verify that the person or company really sent the message. For example, if a colleague asks you to do something (share a password, purchase something, etc.) via email, call them or ask them in person, whether they really made the request.

Tip #54

July 4, 2022March 20, 2024 — Desktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Click on the padlock on the Address Bar to access Site Settings.

Behind the padlock icon on the left side of the Address Bar, you’ll find a lot of useful information about the website you currently have open.

Information about connection security and certificates.
Allowed and blocked permissions.
Allowed and blocked cookies.
Additional settings.

The padlock indicates that the connection is secure. But you may also see the following icons in place of the padlock:

– your connection to the site is not private and you should not share any sensitive information (e.g. passwords) with the site.
– your connection is not fully secure and you should be careful about sharing any sensitive information (e.g. passwords) with the site.
– you’re viewing Vivaldi’s internal page (e.g. vivaldi://about) or a local file.
– on Start Page, instead of the Site Info button, you’ll see a search icon.