Rustic23
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I have been playing with this for awhile now and I am not sure it is as safe as I thought.
First I have two devices to protect, an Iphone & Ipad. When I use my phone number as the destination for the 2 Factor Code (2fc), it goes to both devices. If I use say Google Authenticator the 2fc goes to both devices as that app has to be on both. So the code is going to the device I am authenticating on and thus is no more secure than using the password only.
Now I could keep the authenticator on one device only, say my Ipad, as it is the least likely to be stolen or misplaced. But then I have to carry both. Thus making it easier to loose.
So far, the solution I have found is to use Lastpass Authenticator and have it use a pin to open/fingerprint to open.
Has anyone found a better work around?
First I have two devices to protect, an Iphone & Ipad. When I use my phone number as the destination for the 2 Factor Code (2fc), it goes to both devices. If I use say Google Authenticator the 2fc goes to both devices as that app has to be on both. So the code is going to the device I am authenticating on and thus is no more secure than using the password only.
Now I could keep the authenticator on one device only, say my Ipad, as it is the least likely to be stolen or misplaced. But then I have to carry both. Thus making it easier to loose.
So far, the solution I have found is to use Lastpass Authenticator and have it use a pin to open/fingerprint to open.
Has anyone found a better work around?
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