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Perhaps it should ask an additional security question or passphrase for 'dangerous' operations like remote wipe. Two-factor authentication (using say your phon
by mileswu 14y ago
Perhaps it should ask an additional security question or passphrase for 'dangerous' operations like remote wipe.
Two-factor authentication (using say your phone like Google) wouldn't work however because typically it's your phone that is stolen and you are trying to wipe.
- Jach 14y agoYou could use something besides a phone for 2-factor authentication--e.g. YubiKey.
- c16 14y agoGoogle + Yubikey would be great. Google + 2 step authentication + Yubikey would be a dream (and a bit over-kill?)
- justincormack 14y agoIt seems to work with some limitations as the yubikey has no time source. http://binaryelysium.com/blog/2011/12/13/a-reluctant-relationship-yubikey-google-authentication.html http://binaryelysium.com/blog/2011/12/13/a-reluctant-relatio...
- nl 14y agoGoogle + 2 step authentication Did you mean 2 factor authentication? Google + 2 step authentication + Yubikey Is there any reason why you can't do this? It seems like it would work? (I've never used Yubikey so I might be missing something)
- superchink 14y agoGoogle actually calls it "2-step verification" source: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744 http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&a...
- radicalbyte 14y agoThat's why google let you use multiple phone numbers to verify. Lose your main phone? No problem, login to your account using the two factor code from your landline (or partner's phone).