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Re:Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure by dheera on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @02:15PM (#27451199)
TOTP is far, far better for travellers who need to swap their SIM cards frequently, or need to work out of places with internet access but no cell reception.
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Re:Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure by UncleMeat on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @02:58PM (#27451684)
Sure. I'm not opposed to supporting it. It is just weird to me to see people pushing for it with seemingly equal vigor as U2F.
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