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It is plain silly to require phone number verification as a 'security mechanism why?
by onlyfortoday2 6y ago
It is plain silly to require phone number verification as a 'security mechanism
why?
- camdenlock 6y agoThere’s nothing secure about phone numbers, receiving secret codes via SMS, etc
- vbezhenar 6y agoIt is secure enough and it is the only reliable second factor to authorize that almost everyone possess.
- da_big_ghey 6y agoIt is less universal than e-mail (and potentially less-secure), and certainly less secure than TOTP. It also costs money, whereas the former two can be had for free.
- colejohnson66 6y agoIsn’t email hard to set up though? As in, Gmail silently dropping your emails even with DKIM set up properly? There’s services you can pay to have more luck, but then you’re at the same downside as texting
- da_big_ghey 6y agoYes, it absolutely is (though I do still run my own). I do know that it's easier than setting up a phone provider, however, which is more equivalent to setting up one's own ISP.
- bradford 6y agoA phone isn't being used alone though. It's just one part of a 2FA system, right?