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2FA two step verification & the obsession with security

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JohanH:

--- Quote from: tooki on February 13, 2022, 02:37:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: jonovid on February 12, 2022, 07:20:00 pm ---recently google ,microsoft and others have started pushing two step verifications
and having an obsession with security.  :scared:
as if it was a big threat to them.
as a non-phone owner.
I never asked for this level of security. I never asked for more verifications

[…]
my point is the obsession with security is not coming from us users, but google , microsoft & apple Inc
who are the paranoid users, that say we want this.

--- End quote ---
The stupid in this post is so strong it hurts.

You clearly haven’t put even two seconds of thought or research into what the consequences of a personal security breach can be.

The fact that we’re moving everything to 2FA isn’t a show of “paranoia”, but rather a fully justified condemnation of 1FA.

--- End quote ---

True. Users and security experts have demanded of the "big ones" for years to implement 2FA. Part in hope to get rid of utter useless password rules and crappy "security" questions about mother's maiden names etc. In those places where they still have these useless security questions, my mother's maiden name is typically "QJfBG$$NB7Z3MeKd#pNM7f@Tb" or similar.

madires:
Not everything! But important services should employ 2FA, e.g. home banking and your main email account (-> password recovery). 2FA isn't anything new, I'm using it for 20+ years.

PlainName:
Would you want to do 2FA to get onto EEVBlog?

tooki:
Eevblog isn’t the keys to the castle that email accounts, Google logins, and Apple IDs are. It can’t be used to gain access to other sites/services/devices.

JohanH:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on February 13, 2022, 04:07:18 pm ---Would you want to do 2FA to get onto EEVBlog?

--- End quote ---

I would have no issue with entering a TOTP code the first time and when changing password, or changing browser/computer and similar situations. But it is true that forums like this don't necessary need that level of security. 2FA or TOTP isn't the answer to everything. However, we still have a big fundamental problem when some people use the same password on eevblog as on other sites. I can't know this, but I'm fairly certain.

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