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I will likely end up using this in personal capacity, and would also appreciate if the UX of using Google Authenticator were more similar to this, rather than r

by patio11 10y ago

I will likely end up using this in personal capacity, and would also appreciate if the UX of using Google Authenticator were more similar to this, rather than requiring me to screenscrape my phone with my eyeball and then type information into another device (or, more painfully, another window on the same phone). The easiest way to do that probably results in a callback to Big Daddy G every time I access anything sensitive and I'm cool with that.

plange 10y ago
> The easiest way to do that probably results in a callback to Big Daddy G every time I access anything sensitive and I'm cool with that. Why?!
- kasey_junk 10y ago
  Because they have one of the most competent security teams in the world and enough money to mount legal defenses against governmental adversaries. For many many threat models this pairing is a more competent defense than just about any thing a single person could come up with.
pvg 10y ago
The Google App can do this on iOS, rather than Google Authenticator, for some reason. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6361026?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6361026?hl=en
jitl 10y ago
With Apple's devices, you can copy-paste your 2nd factor token between devices, which makes things much more convenient. Although cloud copy-paste is still significantly slower than tapping "Allow" in a notification, it's lower friction than manually typing those numbers. Although the security of cloud copy-paste I haven't investigated...
- mhw 10y ago
  I've not checked how it works, but I don't think Universal Clipboard pushes the data that's being copy-pasted via the cloud. I've certainly used it to copy Wifi access codes from my phone to laptop when neither device had internet access, so I think it's implemented using peer-to-peer Bluetooth/Wifi.
ktta 10y ago
Although I'm a bit skeptical of its security, you might want to check out Authy.

by patio11 10y ago

plange 10y ago

> The easiest way to do that probably results in a callback to Big Daddy G every time I access anything sensitive and I'm cool with that. Why?!

kasey_junk 10y ago
Because they have one of the most competent security teams in the world and enough money to mount legal defenses against governmental adversaries. For many many threat models this pairing is a more competent defense than just about any thing a single person could come up with.

pvg 10y ago

The Google App can do this on iOS, rather than Google Authenticator, for some reason. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6361026?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6361026?hl=en

jitl 10y ago

With Apple's devices, you can copy-paste your 2nd factor token between devices, which makes things much more convenient. Although cloud copy-paste is still significantly slower than tapping "Allow" in a notification, it's lower friction than manually typing those numbers. Although the security of cloud copy-paste I haven't investigated...

mhw 10y ago
I've not checked how it works, but I don't think Universal Clipboard pushes the data that's being copy-pasted via the cloud. I've certainly used it to copy Wifi access codes from my phone to laptop when neither device had internet access, so I think it's implemented using peer-to-peer Bluetooth/Wifi.

ktta 10y ago

Although I'm a bit skeptical of its security, you might want to check out Authy.