GitHub to require 2FA on accounts by October 6, 2023 ( github.blog )

rubythulhu , 10 months ago

2FA is the biggest bane to my productivity in the last 15 years, no part of my work life should require me to pull out my magic distraction device.

otter , 10 months ago

I don’t like how a lot of things require their own custom app, especially when there’s no automatic notification. I need to try and remember what the app is called, open it, navigate through, then approve it

Otome-chan , 10 months ago

I like the app setup rather than shoving everything into a browser. But I'm not a fan of this 2fa stuff. I get the point is security, but let me decide which app/method to use, and whether I want to use it at all. Otherwise it's just annoying.

sugar_in_your_tea , 10 months ago

I’m absolutely a fan of choosing which method to use, and also a fan of requiring choosing one. I prefer Google Authenticator-style 2FA (I use Aegis, but there are plenty of options), and I get annoyed when I need something else (e.g. Fidelity only offers Symantec, Steam only offers Steam Guard, etc).

Xylight OP , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Use a password manager that lets you autofill 2fa, like Bitwarden.

residentmarchant , 10 months ago

1password does this, too and it’s magical. I’ve had my SMS go to my browser via Google Messages for a while, but it’s so much easier to just auto-fill it instead of copy/paste

isVeryLoud , 10 months ago

Also, 1password logs you out when you stare at it wrong, so I’m not worried about someone who would somehow get local access abusing it.

library_napper , 10 months ago

That’s bad advice

subtext , 10 months ago

Is it less secure than it could be? Yes.

Is it better than no 2FA? Also yes.

In the end if it doesn’t work for your security model, than more power to you. But if it helps to increase the security of the average Joe, it’s good advice.

argv_minus_one , 10 months ago

Allowing a smartphone access to anything sensitive is even worse advice. Smartphones are notoriously insecure.

library_napper , 10 months ago

You’re right. Dont grant your smartphone access to your GitHub. Just give it one factor.

cmnybo , 10 months ago

You can use KeePassXC to generate the TOTP codes on your PC. With the browser plugin, you can generate the code and fill the textbox with one click when the password database is unlocked.

Sites that don’t use standard TOTP for 2FA are a pain in the ass though.

Rootiest , 10 months ago

Get a hardware 2FA key instead of using your phone for TOTP

bilzen , 10 months ago

Yubikey

maniel , 10 months ago

Authy has a desktop app and syncing across devices

sep , 10 months ago

This! Authy is very very nice. Syncing accounts is a life saver, both as backup, and not having to pick up the phone all the time.
Cut and pasting with a click instead of reading and typing, is so much faster.
Easily search the very long list of entries.
Not open source tho, but free as in beer.
If Aegis had the sync option, i would have used that. But it did not last time i checked.

argv_minus_one , 10 months ago

…through a third-party cloud server that you have no good reason to trust. No bueno. Keep sensitive information off the cloud unless you want it to become public.

maniel , 10 months ago

yup, that’s the tradeoff, this or reaching for your procrastinating device, but yeah, maybe Bitwarden could be better alternative, now i’m too lazy to migrate + it’s paid

argv_minus_one , 10 months ago

KeePassXC seems reputable, so I guess I’ll try to use that when the time comes.