Two factor authentication for iCloud?

Hello,
I have two factor authentication (aka two step verification) setup for my AppleID - when I login to appleid.apple.com it sends a code to my phone. So that part works great. However, when I login to www.icloud.com it doesn't send a code to my phone. Securing iCloud.com with two factor is very important as iCloud contains a lot of your data (email, contacts, etc.).
I'm wondering if it's not working for me because two factor for iCloud.com hasn't been fully rolled out yet - or maybe it is still in beta?
This article indicates that Apple was testing two factor for iCloud.com as recently as June, 2014:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/06/30/apple-testing-two-step-verification-fo r-icloudcom
So my question is, does anyone know when two-factor authentication will be fully rolled out and working for iCloud.com?
Thanks!

After reading a few articles on this subject, Apple is still working on enabling two-factor authentication for iCloud. At best, they are currently "rolling it out", a process that can take several months due to the millions of users, I guess. At worst, it's still in beta and they are still testing and working on it... which means it could be next year before it's fully deployed. I haven't found any articles or news with a firm date. I'm just glad they are working on it as it's very important. In the meantime, they have implemented email notifications when you login to your iCloud account. I tested this and only received one notification (for multiple logins over several days from several different computers) so I'm not sure how well the notifications are really working - but I think the notifications are just a workaround until they get two-factor fully deployed for iCloud.
Does anyone else have more info on this?

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