The confusing part about online security is knowing *when* it's ... • Aaron Parecki

The confusing part about online security is knowing *when* it's safe to give your SMS two-factor auth codes to a third party.

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Mon, Jan 13, 2020 2:53pm -08:00

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- Alasdair Allan twitter.com/aallan
  
  Umm. In what circumstances would you need to give a 2FA code to a third party? 😐
  
  Mon, Jan 13, 2020 10:55pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  you must not bank in the US 😉
  
  Mon, Jan 13, 2020 10:57pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Alasdair Allan twitter.com/aallan
  
  …and you have just opened up a whole new pit of horror for me. Thanks. 😱
  
  Mon, Jan 13, 2020 11:01pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- danj micro.blog/danj
  
  @aaronpk I’ve been sticking them in 1Password alongside everything else. 🤫
  
  Tue, Jan 14, 2020 12:28am +00:00
- Vika fireburn.ru
  
  Is it safe sometimes?!
  
  Tue, Jan 14, 2020 4:43am +03:00
- Vika twitter.com/kisik21
  
  Is it safe sometimes?!
  
  Tue, Jan 14, 2020 1:44am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- geewiz micro.blog/geewiz
  
  @aaronpk Like, never?
  
  Tue, Jan 14, 2020 9:28am +00:00
- jmreekes micro.blog/jmreekes
  
  @aaronpk i don’t think it will ever happen, but I will be glad to see SMS two-facto auth codes go away completely.
  
  Tue, Jan 14, 2020 3:45pm +00:00
- lunatech twitter.com/lunatech
  
  clearly a lot (several?) of us have never banked in the U.S., would you mind giving a 1-3 sentence synopsis of the (horror of the) setup?
  
  Mon, Jan 27, 2020 12:54pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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