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Show HN: The easiest 2-factor auth

27 pointsby markkumover 11 years ago

8 comments

AndrewDuckerover 11 years ago
How is it easier than TOTP, which is an IETF standard, and implemented by Google Authenticator (amongst others)?
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mmastracover 11 years ago
Hate to be one of these guys, but the site is totally unreadable on Android Chrome. The left bar covers everything and won't move. Maybe offer a close or collapse button for it?
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M4v3Rover 11 years ago
We use MePIN in our service and I have to say that it's working really great. Easier for the user and also more secure than Google Authenticator (for which secret key can be stolen more easily).
huhtenbergover 11 years ago
So what happens to my users if your service ever goes down or disappears?
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davis_mover 11 years ago
From your home website, it looks like you are relying on users deciding if they should authorize a request based on OS, web browser, ip address, and location.<p>Users are going to essentially ignore ip address. OS, web browser, and location are easy to spoof. If a half competent attacker makes a request, how is the user to know if they should authorize a request.<p>I understand that using OTP codes can be annoying to some users, but it is MUCH harder for a user to hand that code over to someone in order to login.
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beefhashover 11 years ago
While two-factor authentication is a good thing from a security standpoint from service providers, I can&#x27;t help but worry that it&#x27;s a worry from an individual&#x27;s standpoint: It&#x27;s nothing but serving an IP address+account &lt;-&gt; mobile phone number relationship on a silver tablet. Do we really want that?
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rplntover 11 years ago
What&#x27;s with those url changes? After a while about a dozen url anchors is cycled through which effectively kills the &quot;back&quot; functionality. If you go past them, you can&#x27;t stay on the &quot;main&quot; page because another ones are added.
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davis_mover 11 years ago
What methods are you using to make sure that an authorization comes from an authorized phone?
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