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If I'm going to allow my account to be recovered via SIM, why not just use "poor man's MFA" by just authing via SIM? Security is as weak as its weakest link. I
by EdJiang 6y ago
If I'm going to allow my account to be recovered via SIM, why not just use "poor man's MFA" by just authing via SIM? Security is as weak as its weakest link.
I looked at GitLab's recovery options, and you have the option of recovering your MFA if you have access to any SSH key used to publish to GitLab. That seems like a reasonable backup for now.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoI agree with your points. Really depends on the service, what auth factors you have available to you, what your risk appetite is, etc.