Re:SMS is not 2FA-secure
by thaumasiotes on Saturday January 11, 2020 @03:11AM
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> aren't TOTP authenticators like the cheapest 2FA option to begin with??
They are precisely equivalent to asking for two passwords on login instead of one password. "Something you know" and "something else you know". So pretty much, yeah. SMS may not be especially secure, but it is at least an actual second factor.
They are precisely equivalent to asking for two passwords on login instead of one password. "Something you know" and "something else you know". So pretty much, yeah. SMS may not be especially secure, but it is at least an actual second factor.