Want to be more secure? Build two-factor authentication into your webapp

Re:Want to be more secure? Build two-factor authentication i... by jwbaker on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @02:00PM (#4351323)

Oh yeah, that'll be way more convenient. Right up until you need to login when your phone is out of batteries, not in wireless coverage, under water, etc.

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Re:Want to be more secure? Build two-factor authentication i... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @02:50PM (#4351615)

"I wish I could log in and check my account balance. If only I hadn't burned one finger, and got a cut on the other!"

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Re:Want to be more secure? Build two-factor authentication i... by nilsbunger on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:36PM (#4352759)

I had this problem when I was applying for US citizenship. I was on the crew team in college, which means I had callouses all the time on my fingers, and thus blank fingerpads.

I applied for citizenship 3 times over a period of 3 years, and each time got rejected due to poor quality of fingerprints.

Finally I stopped rowing and then got my citizenship. I'm sure there's some way around it, but it was kind of amusing and frustrating at the time.

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Re:Want to be more secure? Build two-factor authentication i... by Evbn on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @10:47AM (#4355796)

Make a mold of someone else's and then wear those to your stamping.

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