@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agoFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square165arrow-up1654arrow-down110cross-posted to: news[email protected]
arrow-up1644arrow-down1external-linkFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.com@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square165cross-posted to: news[email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoIn case you weren’t aware, Symantec VIP is just TOTP-OATH in a fancy coat. You can extract the secret and use it with any TOTP app. I use Authenticator Pro (now called Stratum) because it’s open-source and has a watch app.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoI have this bookmarked from a few years ago, back when PayPal only supported Symantec VIP: https://gist.github.com/jarbro/ca7c9d3eebba1396d53b4a7228575948. I haven’t tried it for a while, but it should still work.
In case you weren’t aware, Symantec VIP is just TOTP-OATH in a fancy coat. You can extract the secret and use it with any TOTP app. I use Authenticator Pro (now called Stratum) because it’s open-source and has a watch app.
Do you know how to extract it?
I have this bookmarked from a few years ago, back when PayPal only supported Symantec VIP: https://gist.github.com/jarbro/ca7c9d3eebba1396d53b4a7228575948. I haven’t tried it for a while, but it should still work.