Two Factor Authentication

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Two Factor Authentication

I'm a bit confused...you can still use MFP to send emails even with 2FA.

I'm confused, too. At some point I'm gonna experiment and find out for myself.

From what I gather, there are different levels of 2FA. One you only have to do when setting up the email account and another you have to use 2FA every time you log into an email account and the authentication password expires after a very short time.

I could be wrong but that's what I gather.

PS - I'm not sure about using a 2FA for sending only. Anyone?

[M94]

Re: Two Factor Authentication

I'm confused, too. At some point I'm gonna experiment and find out for myself.

From what I gather, there are different levels of 2FA. One you only have to do when setting up the email account and another you have to use 2FA every time you log into an email account and the authentication password expires after a very short time.

I could be wrong but that's what I gather.

PS - I'm not sure about using a 2FA for sending only. Anyone?

I'm still new to copiers so the only time 2fa was an issue (microsoft account) all we had to do to resolve it was login to a web browser from the same location and complete 2fa. I assume with a google account an app password is an acceptable responce. But no the way my email is setup it could never be used for SMTP or SMB we use dedicated addresses on a per device basis that don't have account level access to ANYTHING except maybe the permissions required for also doing SMB to a specific location.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Two Factor Authentication

I'm still new to copiers so the only time 2fa was an issue (microsoft account) all we had to do to resolve it was login to a web browser from the same location and complete 2fa. I assume with a google account an app password is an acceptable responce. But no the way my email is setup it could never be used for SMTP or SMB we use dedicated addresses on a per device basis that don't have account level access to ANYTHING except maybe the permissions required for also doing SMB to a specific location.

Opps....I said SMB. I meant to say SMTP.

This has been enlightening. I'm always grateful when I can learn from others. Cheers.

[M94]

Re: Two Factor Authentication

Opps....I said SMB. I meant to say SMTP.

This has been enlightening. I'm always grateful when I can learn from others. Cheers.

I just assumed you meant in a situation where there has to be an account associated with the share folder (to prevent it from just being an open share)
I got to learn about this when my cooworker graciously pointed out the potential problems with insecure shares by pointing a random data generator at it and filling my laptop to within 500mb of it's total storage capacity

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Two Factor Authentication

Google is going to start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification

If you use Google services, get ready for two-step verification to become the norm.


Google will soon start pushing more Gmail users and Google Account holders to enable two-step verification — the extra layer of security that can protect people when their credentials have been phished or exposed through a data breach.

May 6 is "World Password Day" which is largely about making people less reliant on them for securing online accounts.
Google's contribution this year is to nudge more people into enabling two-step verification, otherwise known as two-factor authentication.

Today, Google prompts its two billion Gmail users to enroll in two-step verification (2SV) but soon it will be automatically enrolling users.

"Soon we'll start automatically enrolling users in 2SV if their accounts are appropriately configured. (You can check the status of your account in our Security Checkup)," Mark Risher, director of product management in Google's Identity and User Security group, notes in a blogpost.

"You may not realize it, but passwords are the single biggest threat to your online security – they're easy to steal, they're hard to remember, and managing them is tedious," he says.

That second factor, be it a security key or a smartphone, means that someone in possession of your username and password — in most cases — can't log into your account unless they have physical access to your device.