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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoA big feature of sms is that it’s not encrypted. Every tower that recieves the message is trusted to forward it unaltered. This is one attack avenue. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/12/sms-voice-mfa/ Things like the following are generally recommended though Microsoft recommends using their app. https://www.yubico.com/ I should have clarified that sms 2fa is insecure not 2fa.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoOkay that makes sense. Yes sms is insecure, not 2fa.
A big feature of sms is that it’s not encrypted. Every tower that recieves the message is trusted to forward it unaltered. This is one attack avenue.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/12/sms-voice-mfa/
Things like the following are generally recommended though Microsoft recommends using their app. https://www.yubico.com/
I should have clarified that sms 2fa is insecure not 2fa.
Okay that makes sense. Yes sms is insecure, not 2fa.