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You can keep your Mastodon account extra safe by using Two Factor Authentication (2FA).
To activate this, log in through your server's website and go to 
Preferences > Account > Two Factor Auth, then follow the instructions.
It is slightly tricky to set up, but once it's been set up it's very easy to use.
2FA means that even if someone finds out your password they cannot log in. With 2FA activated, your phone will give you a new code each time you log in to allow your password to work.
But don’t you have to go through that God-awful rigmarole of waiting for a request for authentication every single time you log on ?
I’d just stop tooting.
@Fascinatorfun @feditips I have used it with other social media sites, once logged to a device it won’t ask again unless you log out. Mostly aimed at stopping/slowing log in from a new device, I think it is worth doing
@Fascinatorfun
No, you can set it up to use an app like Authy or Google Authenticator, so the code will be on your phone when you want to log in (if
https://sts10.github.io/2022/11/11/mastodon-two-factor-authentication.html
is still accurate)