Using Google Authenticator with Your Linux Desktop
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Cool way to add simple two factor authentication to Linux.
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Very cool, I have only just started using Google Authenticator for the first time and thus far it works really well.
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I have 2FA setup for my google accounts, works a treat. Happy to see it being extended elsewhere
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Very nice
Difficult if your phone gets stolen and you want to use your PC to "Find my phone"
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That's what has always worried me. You become exceptionally dependent upon a device that is very easy to lose. Nearly everyone I know has lost or destroyed their phones. That would leave them pretty helpless for a bit.
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@scottalanmiller are you using it now because your new employer has lower security requirements? i.e. you're allowed to bring your phone to your desk?
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@scottalanmiller said:
That's what has always worried me. You become exceptionally dependent upon a device that is very easy to lose. Nearly everyone I know has lost or destroyed their phones. That would leave them pretty helpless for a bit.
Only as long as it takes you to get a new phone, which while possible expensive, really shouldn't be that long.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller are you using it now because your new employer has lower security requirements? i.e. you're allowed to bring your phone to your desk?
Much lower, yeah I have my phone at my desk and my apps on my work laptop which I get to use as my personal laptop too. Hence why I'm a Mac user suddenly.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only as long as it takes you to get a new phone, which while possible expensive, really shouldn't be that long.
In theory. But when you are traveling, away from home or don't live near a big city that can be quite a challenge. When you are without a phone AND your are then cut off from your computer even hours can be pretty dramatic. It makes losing your phone go from an inconvenience (one form of communication down) to a big thing (all communication down.)
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only as long as it takes you to get a new phone, which while possible expensive, really shouldn't be that long.
In theory. But when you are traveling, away from home or don't live near a big city that can be quite a challenge. When you are without a phone AND your are then cut off from your computer even hours can be pretty dramatic. It makes losing your phone go from an inconvenience (one form of communication down) to a big thing (all communication down.)
Granted.
