Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 jaar geledenWhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verificationwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down16
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verificationwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 jaar geledenmessage-square109fedilink
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down6·1 jaar geledenLMAO yeah, how dare they provide an alternative way to log into your account if you lost your phone 😂😂
minus-squareejmin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·1 jaar geledenWhat? They don’t suport a username+password login?
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 jaar geledenNo. Only phone number. The password is sent by SMS on every login.
minus-squareneutron@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 jaar geledenI hate apps and services doing that.
minus-squareasudox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·1 jaar geledengreat. I always wanted to receive passwords via sms /s
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 jaar geledenIt’s not a password it’s a one time code to confirm you have access to the phone number.
minus-squareasudox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 jaar geledenStill bad. TOTP is better than that.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 jaar geledenLike I said, the goal is to verify access to the phone number, because that’s the main account identification. TOTP is not related to the phone number in any way.
LMAO yeah, how dare they provide an alternative way to log into your account if you lost your phone 😂😂
What? They don’t suport a username+password login?
No. Only phone number. The password is sent by SMS on every login.
I hate apps and services doing that.
great. I always wanted to receive passwords via sms
/s
It’s not a password it’s a one time code to confirm you have access to the phone number.
Still bad. TOTP is better than that.
Like I said, the goal is to verify access to the phone number, because that’s the main account identification.
TOTP is not related to the phone number in any way.