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<p><font size="4">All,</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Very good open source authenticator app.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">For authentication, I use <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://2fas.com/">https://2fas.com/</a> . It's
in the app store for Android and iPhone.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">What's really nice, is you can back up your server
list in the authenticator to either the cloud or a file in case
you need to restore the application, or you get a different
phone. <br>
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<p><font size="4"><b>When you set up two-factor authentication,
always write down the 16 digit secret key that the website
gives you. </b>Put it in a safe place like a <b>password
manager</b>, this way you can recreate your account in a
different authenticator app should you need to. Otherwise, you
can find yourself locked out of the website completely because
if you replace your phone, for example, you have no way of
generating the two-factor codes.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">I have the authenticator app installed on both my
phone and tablet, so I can use either for gaining access to
websites that have two-factor authentication enabled. If you're
on Android and use the default Google Authenticator app, there
is no security when you open the app and there's no way to back
up your secret keys for the servers.</font></p>
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<p><font size="4">Drew.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/20/2023 1:18 PM, Robert Primak
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Well, sooner or later our
security practices must be upgraded. It's an arms race with
hackers and social engineers. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Authenticator apps aren't
difficult to set up or use. And if you want to use a hardware
key, these can also be set up pretty easily, for a price. Both
are more secure than SMS for the reasons stated in the
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And yes, this is a way to
shift costs to users and away from Twitter itself. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I predict a wave of
complaints about hacked or faked accounts and unexpected
lockouts and impersonations. The folks running Twitter seem
determined to contribute to their platform's demise. </div>
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<div> On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 05:12:38 PM EDT, Drew King
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dking65@kingconsulting.us">dking65@kingconsulting.us</a>)
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Twitter is disabling SMS for 2 factor authentication
To all free subscribers.. So if you're currently using
SMS now, you need to switch to an authenticator app
today.<br>
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<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"
href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/19/23647399/switch-away-twitter-sms-2fa-reminder"
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