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two-factor_authentication [2019/08/21 06:55] โ neil | two-factor_authentication [2022/09/08 09:08] โ neil | ||
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Check first that you can use whatever two-factor approach you are using on whatever devices you tend to use. If you primarily use your phone, and the service requires a hardware device which is incompatible with your phone, you'll be causing yourself a lot of inconvenience, | Check first that you can use whatever two-factor approach you are using on whatever devices you tend to use. If you primarily use your phone, and the service requires a hardware device which is incompatible with your phone, you'll be causing yourself a lot of inconvenience, | ||
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+ | Some password managers will suggest logins for which two-factor authentication is available. There' | ||
====Have a back-up mechanism in case you lose your device(s)==== | ====Have a back-up mechanism in case you lose your device(s)==== | ||
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First, text messages are not secure, and a sufficiently motivated attacker is likely to be able to access your messages. | First, text messages are not secure, and a sufficiently motivated attacker is likely to be able to access your messages. | ||
- | Second, if someone manages to hijack your phone number (sometimes known as "SIM swapping" | + | Second, if someone manages to hijack your phone number (sometimes known as "SIM swapping" |
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+ | You can mitigate some of the risk by:ย | ||
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+ | * changing the settings of your phone, so that message content is not available from the lock screenย | ||
+ | * setting a SIM PIN, different to your device PIN, so that if someone takes your SIM and tries to put it in a different device, they cannot use it until they enter a PIN. | ||
Third, if you are out of signal, you cannot get your code โ no good for places with Internet connectivity, | Third, if you are out of signal, you cannot get your code โ no good for places with Internet connectivity, |
two-factor_authentication.txt ยท Last modified: 2022/09/08 09:09 by neil