Re:Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure
by aiisahik on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @01:39PM
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Question: Have people used Google Voice SMS accounts or Twilio SMS accounts for 2FA? Would that be more secure?
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Re:Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure
by irfwashere on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @02:55PM
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I have heard that this is actually better and more secure. Google voice I think isn't susceptible to social engineering attacks like typical phone carriers. Also it's a smarter move to have a separate phone number that isn't related to what a hacker might be able to find out about you just doing basic search engine queries.