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0 pointsdavid_shaw5y ago0 comments

> Does anyone know why services like Google Authenticator were ditched industry wide in favor of SMS codes? It has never made any sense to me.

This is not the case in my experience. Many apps that once used Authenticator-based TOTP now use app-based push alerts (Steam Authenticator, Blizzard Authenticator, Google->GMail App, etc.), but I haven't noticed a trend toward actual SMS.

Are there major orgs that switched to SMS 2FA and disabled authenticator apps? If so, I'd be interested in learning why, also.

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SilverRed5y ago

The shit part is I now need 50 apps on my phone to use stuff. I don't want the steam app, I have no use for it. But features of my steam account are now limited because I don't use the app.

closeparen5y ago

Service providers that are very behind the curve (e.g. banks, brokerages) started providing SMS-only 2FA years after internet companies started with TOTP. That could create the perception of a shift towards SMS.

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