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It doesn't. The only case when it's worse is when your laptop is stolen and you don't know about that - very unlikely for corporate laptops
by homakov 12y ago
It doesn't. The only case when it's worse is when your laptop is stolen and you don't know about that - very unlikely for corporate laptops
- tracker1 12y agoOr, monitoring software on your computer, the origin of which now has access to the computer, your password, and the token generator.
- homakov 12y agoNo, if your computer is infected (=monitoring software) there's no difference because token is transaction-agnostic. 2fa won't help
- tracker1 12y agoIf you have a hardware token, not on the computer.. and use that as part of your VPN, if your computer is compromised, your account won't be able to be used to reconnect to VPN while you are afk without that hardware token... if the software/key are on the machine, they have your password, and the generator for 2fa... they don't even need your machine anymore... that is definitely less secure.