Re: Google will no longer send SMSs with six digit codes for verification

On 2025-03-05 02:49, VanguardLH wrote:

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
 

On 2025-03-04 20:53, VanguardLH wrote:

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
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VanguardLH wrote:
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So, you either have to wait for an SMS message to arrive from them,
or for them to get the one you send them.

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No, they also say:
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«Google spokesperson Ross Richendrfer reiterated that SMS is mainly
used as a security and anti-abuse check, but there are plenty of
security challenges, like phishing and traffic pumping. Consequently,
Google plans to reimagine how it verifies phone numbers over the next
few months. Instead of entering their phone numbers and receiving a
six-digit code over SMS, users will see a QR code they need to scan
with their phone camera.»

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Not relevant to my statement of having to wait for SMS messages (text or
QR image content) nor there is no guaranteed delivery of SMS messages.
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To where is the SMS message sent?  To the phone.  Okay, I'll see an SMS
message with a QR image.

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NO. Again, NO.
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You will see a QR displayed on the computer, and then you take a photo
of it with your mobile phone. That is the procedure. I have told you
this a few times already.

 Yes, you have been very clear on being vague.  Displayed on the computer
... BY WHAT?

By the web browser where you are trying to login to gmail, or by the mail application trying to login using oauth2.

If not an SMS or MMS message to display by a messaging
app, then just WHAT is displaying the QR image?  What communication
protocol is used to transfer the QR message?  What process is displaying
the QR message?  You keep referring to, um, magic displaying the
message, but give no actual details - because you don't know which is
why you can't explain.

You are overcomplicating yourself. It is trivial to do. Firefox has no problem displaying a QR code in the screen, and the phone has no trouble taking a photo and sending it or doing something appropriate with it. By the same tool that now and then asks if it is you trying to login to a new machine, and you tap "yes, it is me" or "no, it is not me".
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Cheers, Carlos.