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This is true for security reasons too, i don't want to give my 2FA number to anyone or any website that i will use only once in a while
by vdfs 7y ago
This is true for security reasons too, i don't want to give my 2FA number to anyone or any website that i will use only once in a while
- dheera 7y ago2FA by phone should be dead. SMS is insecure and I've deprecated it for all forms of communication with me. I use virtual numbers for all websites and banks that have stupid forced phone 2FA, including Facebook.
- omarchowdhury 7y agoThere's token based 2FA as well.
- mfcl 7y agoYes, we know that. They were talking about 2FA over SMS.
- twothamendment 7y agoSounds like a good idea. Virtual numbers from where?
- dheera 7y agoTwilio is a good place to start and has a pretty feature-complete API. There are other alternatives as well. Do note that some services aren't able to send SMS to virtual numbers in the US, for some reason. If that happens, try again with a virtual number in the UK or somewhere else, or if there is a voice call confirmation option that may also work for you as you can redirect the call programatically. Considering the phone numbers typically cost only $1/month each you can keep a few around to deal with this situation.