Two-Factor Authentication: An Extra Layer of Security

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Two-factor authentication is a security measure that requires users to provide two means of verification to access a service.

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[Darkk]

I try to use two factor authentication whenever possible. Normally the one time code is sent to my mobile phone for verification. Works pretty well.

 

[pepe2907]

Well, I am asking myself - why they don't put 5 layers of security, or 10, why to stop at just two? Five layers of security will make things really more secure. The problem is - I'll lose half hour just to log in my mailbox /in which there's nothing interesting to anybody but me/ every time I want to check my new bunch of spam. And sometimes I need to check like 10+ times a day for work related messages, so making the login procedure more cumbersome really gets in my way.

 

[amdfreak]

None of the multifactor authentication helps when NSA taps in directly on the company's server.

 

[amdfreak]

@debramlopez786 => Is your sister doing striptease in order to make $66/hour on the internet ?

 

[clonazepam]

I think the NSA's working on backdoors into the hardware now. That's probably why Comcast keeps trying to give me a newer, faster router hehe =)

 

[teh_chem]

I'm always astonished that relatively mundane services like google and facebook have two-factor authentication, but none of my financial institutions implement it. Moreover, one of my banks doesn't even allow special characters in their password field, much less 2nd-factor authentication.

 

[drizzt_215]

2FA can be a chore, but it's worth it. I really like the direction that modern two-factor companies like Toopher are going. I enabled them on my Lastpass account and I dig it.

It feels like we have a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem where users don't know about two-factor and those who do know about it, don't like it. But, without a market--without user demand--companies are not motivated to offer improved services. As pepe2907 implies above, people want improved security without the hassle.