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philip1209
on Nov 1, 2014
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Even with 2FA, Google accounts can be hacked with ...
This sounds like an argument for adding hardware multi-factor auth in google. It's not a panacea, but a good starting point that can't be easily spoofed or hijacked.
mynameisvlad
on Nov 1, 2014
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They already have it:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6103523?hl=en
And it adds nothing, since it still has fallbacks to the existing systems.
asuffield
on Nov 1, 2014
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You should be able to remove less secure authentication mechanisms via accounts.google.com, after setting up a security key
noisy_boy
on Nov 1, 2014
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You still need to keep atleast one backup method in case the security key is corrupted/broken/lost etc.
asuffield
on Nov 1, 2014
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Print out a recovery code and keep it somewhere safe.
pngai
on Nov 2, 2014
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You can have two or more security keys associated with your account on Google.
mynameisvlad
on Nov 3, 2014
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Oh really? I thought that it forced you to go back to the app if you use a non-U2F browser.
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