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> I can't understand why someone would do that. People are really careless... A lot of of it is probably carelessness but there are a lot of configurations out
by dmm 5y ago
> I can't understand why someone would do that. People are really careless...
A lot of of it is probably carelessness but there are a lot of configurations out there that train users to accept random MFA requests. For example, some vpn configurations send MFA requests when they reauth at essentially random times.
- whimsicalism 5y agoPresumably the signal would be that you can no longer connect to VPN internal webpages? Why you would accept random MFA at 1 AM(!) is beyond me.
- Symbiote 5y agoAt 1am, I could easily fumble and press the wrong button. I might not even know what I'd accepted
- bentcorner 5y agoIt's pretty easy - you're asleep, phone sound/vibration wakes you up, you're on call so you pick up the phone, it face unlocks, through your unfocused eyes you see a thumbprint icon and aren't sure if face unlocked worked in the dark, so you touch it. A second later you're wide awake and wondering what the hell was that mfa for...