Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill our extension

Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by ashtonkem on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @04:22PM (#23171389)

I agree that that would be catastrophic, but I’m not convinced that using custom DNS changes my risk factor. If someone took over <my name>@gmail.com, they could do as much damage as they could by taking over <my name>@<my domain>.

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Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by cpascal on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @04:37PM (#23171564)

If you use an email provider to host your domain's email (e.g. Fastmail, GSuite, etc.), I believe you're actually increasing your risk factor.

The security of your identity will depend on your registrar, your DNS provider, and your email provider.

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Re:Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill ... by Roujo on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @04:27PM (#23171446)

Yes, but there's still an increase in the attack surface - it's a lot harder to convince a registrar to turn over gmail.com than <my domain>, for most values of <my domain>. It's not a deal breaker, of course, but it's something to consider when looking at the risk factor.

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