Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Google 2 factor authentication


To those of you who may like or not like Google I have to admit this is an awesome thing they have created.

Their 2step or 2factor authentication. Having decided to set  it up they have one use codes you can use to gain access when you do not have cell or smartphone function. You can create secure machines. And you can re-sync key devices easily.

I had known about it for some time but never really delved into it. So today I did after reading about Mat Honan's experience with getting his apple/amazon accounts compromised. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking

Bad things happened to him. And this made me think about how many services I use from Google. How many accounts link back to it? And what that would really mean.

Well I'm done; time to enable the enhanced security. But not blindly. I have worked with Blizzards mobile authenticator, as well as Star Wars Knights of the old republic.

Both of these companies have mobile authentication. But I have to say it works but is not the best experience.

Doing some research I found this article: http://cadince.com/3-ways-to-move-google-authenticator/

It’s awesome! The Google authenticator has a key code, this key can be saved and re-used so when freaks like me decide to do something less than kosher to their digital device you can reset and move forward without issue.

This is in addition to the one use codes you can enable/print to keep in your wallet or in your safe at home or wherever. Wonderful!

So if you have Google accounts, and there is ANYTHING in those accounts you could not afford to lose, then your path should lead you to question your overall account security.


Think about where your data is, and how people can get to it.

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