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Does using 2FA for GMail login actually add more security? Especially considered that to enable it, first you have to use dubiously secure SMS 2FA.
by butz 5y ago
Does using 2FA for GMail login actually add more security? Especially considered that to enable it, first you have to use dubiously secure SMS 2FA.
- 0daystock 5y agoIt's still an additional authentication factor, so in most circumstances, yes it would benefit security. However, you can (and should) use U2F for 2FA, which involves hardware making cryptographic assertions that cannot be phished or man-in-the-middle'd. It's possible to remove SMS as an option after turning this on in Google settings, but unfortunately not so with many other providers.