Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

  • stratoscaster@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    What? No, that’s the whole point of 2FA. There is literally no other way to verify authorization otherwise because it’s by-default incapable of verifying identity.

    Knowing the previous password doesn’t help because those are often found in password dumps.

    This is true of any email service.

    • Madlaine@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      2FA is just a second password and has nothing to do with encryption. Can simply be removed.

      They could bypass this authentication without problems, if they want. I lost my phone and my google business account got restored regardless of 2FA. It’s just a button for the support. The problem is the identification, especially of private customers (dunno if they would even do that).

      Encryption passwords aren’t time-based either, they must be static.