Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones

Re:Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones by sofixa on Saturday January 27, 2024 @06:49AM (#39154778)

> Hopefully the whole esim and namely esim transfer initiative would end phone as second factor.

> And yes, I know that options for 2FA are limited in general. But phone is not the best one.

Phone doesn't just mean SMS. E.g. bank apps in the EU use MFA with the bank's app directly which you have to unlock with biometrics or PIN, after unlocking your phone.

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Re:Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones by crotchfire on Saturday January 27, 2024 @06:55AM (#39154813)

A PIN is just a short numeric password. It's not a second factor.

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Re:Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones by sofixa on Saturday January 27, 2024 @08:28AM (#39155365)

Anything is a second factor if it's the second way you're identifying yourself.

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Re:Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones by crotchfire on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:51PM (#39160214)

So I can use a password as my first factor and another password as my second factor?

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Re:Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones by ericpauley on Saturday January 27, 2024 @11:12PM (#39162500)

The phone is the second factor. The pin just locks access to the (banking app on the ) phone.

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