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Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ (gizmodo.com)
submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

NIST has been saying since 2016 not to use SMS for MFA. It's always been horribly insecure.

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The problem for me is that most Canadian Banks give you the choice of SMS or their shitty adware filled bank app that relies on Google Play Services and wont implement TOTP so I can use a true MFA app. And Im done with being forced to accept user policies I don't agree with to do shit, and most of all done with Google Play Services on my device 😑

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Even Bank of America doesn't support MFA apps.

[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They support USB hardware tokens… but only for the website. Everything else is SMS which kinda defeats the point.

Annoyingly, other than Vanguard, they are the only financial institution to support USB FIDO tokens

[–] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

in my experience, FIDO tokens suck. I have to around 10 times every time I use one to log in.

[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are your USB ports broken? I've never had issues other than physical port problems

[–] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think so. It was on three seperate computers. I also used two FIDO keys, both identical. Maybe they're of poor quality, so it could be that. Any recommendations on a reliable FIDO key?

[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

No idea. I just use the yubikey ones. I have an old usb-a one and a newer small usbc one