Re: Sequoia 15 - Passwords / Errata /^

On 2024-09-24, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:

On 2024-09-24 17:01, Alan Browne wrote:

On 2024-09-24 14:18, Jolly Roger wrote:

>

I do have a minor gripe with the new Passwords app: When viewing the
details page for a given password, the 2FA code doesn't display any sort

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I think you meant One-time-password here, not 2FA.
>

of visual count down to when they expire and change to a new number.
So you might start to enter a number only to have it change before you
are done. Other 2FA authenticator apps I've used give you an
indication (such as

>

Haven't used Apple Password 2FA gen'd codes so no comment - but I get

OTP

what you mean.  Usually (from my side) the 2FA is the site I'm logging
onto sending a code via SMS (which is not super secure[1]).

I did, thanks for the correction!

[1] Veritasium hacks Linus Tech Tips phone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyu7NB7W6Y

Yep! SMS messages can also be easily spoofed. It's just not secure by
design.

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