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Re:A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google fl... by jrmg on Sunday August 21, 2022 @08:08PM (#32545801)
This is why I’m something of a two factor authentication Luddite. I (think) I understand the benefits - but the fact that every factor is an additional single point of failure freaks me out.
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Re:A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google fl... by userbinator on Sunday August 21, 2022 @08:17PM (#32545850)
TOTP keys, backed up physically (as in, written down and stored somewhere safe), are probably a good way to balance the failure mode with the security.
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Re:A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google fl... by jrmg on Sunday August 21, 2022 @08:24PM (#32545890)
Many (most?) things demanding my phone number as a ‘second factor’ don’t give that option, unfortunately.
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Re:A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google fl... by koheripbal on Monday August 22, 2022 @09:45AM (#32551262)
You have to backup to 2FA keys. That's a must.
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