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Re:HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authent... by philnash on Saturday January 11, 2020 @04:43PM (#22022536)
SMS 2FA is still stronger than no 2FA.
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Re:HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authent... by Spivak on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:13AM (#22024622)
Sure but SMS 2FA is almost always SMS 1FA with a password that can skip the SMS on saved devices.

SMS 1FA isn’t stronger than a good password or a pw manager but I think it’s fair to say that it’s better than the typical password.

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Re:HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authent... by latchkey on Sunday January 12, 2020 @02:24AM (#22025009)
Recycled phone numbers makes that untrue.
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