return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down18cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldinfosecpub@infosec.pub
arrow-up1626arrow-down1external-linkFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square141fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldinfosecpub@infosec.pub
minus-squareHotChickenFeetlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoYou can use TOTP with multiple devices. For example with an app on your phone and something like KeePass on your laptop/desktop. Still not convenient since you don’t walk around with this in your pocket - but it doesn’t have to be just one point of failure.
minus-squarebrie@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoWhat about people who only have one device? Kids, elderly, people with only work computer.
You can use TOTP with multiple devices. For example with an app on your phone and something like KeePass on your laptop/desktop.
Still not convenient since you don’t walk around with this in your pocket - but it doesn’t have to be just one point of failure.
What about people who only have one device? Kids, elderly, people with only work computer.