![]() Authentication: How do you prove that you are who you say you are? That’s the job of authentication, the process of confirming your identity by entering a secret shared with the service.You can have multiple identities, even within the same system. In the real world, an identifier might be a driver’s license or passport. It’s generally an email address, often coupled with a username. Identity: The first question is, “Who are you?” and the answer is an identifier.In a slight departure from Barker’s post (her “verification” is another example of authentication), there are two aspects to creating and logging into an account: Does having 1Password generate TOTP codes even qualify as two-factor authentication? Thanks to a recent blog post by 1Password’s Megan Barker, I now know it does not meet the definition. I’m pretty confident in my 1Password setup and in 1Password’s integrity and security, but the fact remains that if someone were to gain control of my 1Password account, two-factor authentication wouldn’t restrict access to my most important accounts. I dislike putting all my security eggs in one basket, and having 1Password contain both kinds of secrets-account passwords and TOTP codes-has given me some pause. However, it was worth the bother of migrating: having 1Password auto-fill time-based one-time password (TOTP) codes is much easier than opening Authy, finding the entry, copying the generated code, and pasting it into the browser. In “ LastPass Publishes More Details about Its Data Breaches” (3 March 2023), I talked about how I decided to move my two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from Authy to 1Password and how the process was fussy and time-consuming. Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password #1663: Exploring the Apple Vision Pro, 12 more OS features coming in 2023, new Apple service features, Apollo shuts down. ![]() #1664: Real system requirements for OS 2023, beware Siri creating alarms instead of timers.#1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair.#1666: Air quality websites and apps, The Password Game.#1667: OS Rapid Security Responses, 1Password and 2FA, using Siri to request music. ![]()
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