Re:Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure
by rocqua on Thursday June 10, 2021 @05:26AM
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Confusion about the word bootstrapping. I read "bootstrapping trust" as regaining trust based solely on SMS.
But indeed, sms as a second factor is much easier to recover in catastrophic situations than some other second factors. That is a fair point, and an advantage of sms over other common second factors.
But indeed, sms as a second factor is much easier to recover in catastrophic situations than some other second factors. That is a fair point, and an advantage of sms over other common second factors.