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2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - ka jowct - 05-17-2017
I don't use it now, and find the idea unpleasant. I don't think I quite get it, because it seems like a big PITA. is anyone using it? Does it only affect apps that access stuff associated with your Apple ID?
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - OWC Jamie - 05-17-2017
I inadvertently "signed up for it" and have an
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - clay - 05-17-2017
mandatory where? everywhere?
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - mattkime - 05-17-2017
I resisted it at first but its really the only way to have good security.
And if your texts appear in Messages on your mac you're pretty much shown the passcode as soon as its requested.
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - Spiff - 05-17-2017
Grrrrr
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - GuyGene - 05-17-2017
I started using it as soon as it was available, not a problem at all for me. I'm for security. Just let something be stolen, you'll do it. Although I've never had anything used illegally except a credit union Visa card, two time in about six months, some jerks stole ONLY my Visa card number and used it for over $2,000 1,000 miles away from me. All it cost me was headache. Stores lost money though.
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - Numo - 05-17-2017
Under what circumstances is 2 factor authentication required?
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - vision63 - 05-17-2017
I absolutely don't like it. BUT, I understand why it's necessary.
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - rz - 05-17-2017
I do it at work every day.
Re: 2-factor authentication to become mandatory June 15 - ka jowct - 05-17-2017
Ammo wrote:
Under what circumstances is 2 factor authentication required?
One of my questions also. And what apps are affected? I found this in Apple support:
"A trusted device is an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch with iOS 9 and later, or Mac with OS X El Capitan and later that you've already signed in to using two-factor authentication. It’s a device we know is yours and that can be used to verify your identity by displaying a verification code from Apple when you sign in on a different device or browser."
That would seem to mean that the computers I use regularly cannot be trusted devices, unless I want to muck about with rebooting just for 2FA. I mostly use Mavericks, occasionally use Yosemite, never use El Cap, and have one drive attached to my Mac Pro that has Sierra on it.
It's already annoying me that I get fscking notifications on every device if I reboot the Mac Pro to a different drive and for whatever reason enter my ID. There is clearly no recognition of the actual Mac. So every drive is seen as a different computer.