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U2F Hardware Security Keys

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) hardware security keys and multi-factor authentication (MFA) combine to provide strong security and good usability β€” the best of both worlds.

Multi-Factor Authentication, Phones, and SMS

Most implementations of multi-factor authentication (MFA), also known as two-factor authentication (2FA), rely on sending codes via SMS text messages or phone calls. There are serious problems with this approach.

Don’t Make Your Own Two-Factor Authentication App

Multi-factor authentication can be poorly implemented in a multitude of ways, and one of those ways is to ship a custom branded authentication app.

Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices

Two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as multi-factor authentication (MFA), comes in many flavors. But not all are created equal. Best practices should involve at least two selections from this list: FIDO U2F hardware keys, one-time passwords (OTP), and recovery codes.

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Follow-up to Firefox 115 can silently remotely disable my extension on any site

Last week I wrote Firefox 115 can silently remotely disable my extension on any site. This blog post is a …

via The Desolation of Blog 11 July 2023

Two Ways to Turbo-Charge tox

No, it’s not (just) run-parallel – let’s cut the local tox runtime by 75%!

via Hynek Schlawack 26 June 2023

10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester

1 baby, many thoughts The post 10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester appeared first on Wait But Why.

via Wait But Why 23 May 2023