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David O'Neil14-Nov-20 16:11
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Sander Rossel15-Nov-20 0:43
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GeneralApp-based MFA... Pin
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W Balboos, GHB13-Nov-20 1:22
W Balboos, GHB13-Nov-20 1:22 
All that seemed to be with the assumption of a SIM in the mix - well I use my land-lines for the places that give me that option. And not one of them accesses my cell phone.

Authentication:
Phone: 6-8 digits, ad hoc, so I'd have to be pretty damn directly monitored, 24/7 for them to even have a chance at it.
EMail: variations from 6 digits to all sorts of thing. US Treasury uses that with a string of mixed characters.
Text: I don't ever do that with anyone or anything = problem solved.

Unless one's phone is bugged, PC infested, and a deliberate target for someone, it's not likely they'll get through. Remember - a recording of the call's number is basically useless except for when it's just given.

Even when that horrid day comes and I must submit myself to the tyranny of a "smart phone", I doubt I'd use it for anything financial. I'd consider it vulnerable and dirty at all times. Just like a spare laptop I have which I consider insecure and won't even log into Yahoo Mail with it.

Security of all of these things will always come down to the same bottleneck: the users.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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