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ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 day agoA big feature of sms is that it’s not encrypted. Every tower that recieves the message is trusted to forward it unaltered. This is one attack avenue.
www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/…/sms-voice-mfa/
Things like the following are generally recommended though Microsoft recommends using their app. www.yubico.com
Hawke@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Okay that makes sense. Yes sms is insecure, not 2fa.