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Two factor is not designed to protect against man-in-the-middle attack. The usual purpose of two factor authentication is to protect against password compromisi
by miohtama 9y ago
Two factor is not designed to protect against man-in-the-middle attack. The usual purpose of two factor authentication is to protect against password compromising (reuse, brute forcing weak passwords, using a stolen password over a different connection or a device).
Also if your computer is compromise d nothing can protect you if the only interaction channel is your computer screen. A true two factor would use a side channel to confirm a transaction (main interaction on the desktop screen, confirm with a mobile app).
- badrabbit 9y agoFyi,U2F and Webauthn are phish (mitm/compromise) proof without using a side channel.