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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1849029" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>Can I get back to basics for a minute....</p><p></p><p>My understanding of 2FA is that it this is activated if one tries to log into ones account from a new device that was never used for that purpose before.</p><p>From Apple:</p><p></p><p>So if somebody has your iPhone and your password - 2FA does absolutely nothing.</p><p>And if someone has your password but tries to log in from a "non-trusted" device, 2FA triggers and generates a code on all trusted devices that needs to be entered to access the account.</p><p></p><p>If the above is true, what I can't get my head around is how that is an improvement over the multiple security question verification that was asked previously?</p><p>None of the banks I deal with use 2FA, the one bank that is I think the most secure one, Will:</p><p>a. For a regular login, ie from my computer where they check the IP address, will need my password (obviously) and then they display 12 images (one of which I had chosen when I first set up the account) and have to select the correct image to access the account.</p><p>Very simple and straight forward, I find an image a lot easier to remember than a password plus it's also something one doesn't tend to write down.</p><p>And if I move my Mac to a different location, ie different IP address, then one or two security questions pop up in addition to the password & image selection requirement.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to understand how 2FA improves on that approach - all I find now is that with SIM swap, 2FA actually makes things less secure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1849029, member: 67742"] Can I get back to basics for a minute.... My understanding of 2FA is that it this is activated if one tries to log into ones account from a new device that was never used for that purpose before. From Apple: So if somebody has your iPhone and your password - 2FA does absolutely nothing. And if someone has your password but tries to log in from a "non-trusted" device, 2FA triggers and generates a code on all trusted devices that needs to be entered to access the account. If the above is true, what I can't get my head around is how that is an improvement over the multiple security question verification that was asked previously? None of the banks I deal with use 2FA, the one bank that is I think the most secure one, Will: a. For a regular login, ie from my computer where they check the IP address, will need my password (obviously) and then they display 12 images (one of which I had chosen when I first set up the account) and have to select the correct image to access the account. Very simple and straight forward, I find an image a lot easier to remember than a password plus it's also something one doesn't tend to write down. And if I move my Mac to a different location, ie different IP address, then one or two security questions pop up in addition to the password & image selection requirement. I'm trying to understand how 2FA improves on that approach - all I find now is that with SIM swap, 2FA actually makes things less secure. [/QUOTE]
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