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Title: Two factor authentication
Post by: JohnG on November 10, 2016, 02:47:54 AM

Is there a way to implement two factor authentication within SME email similar to the way gmail works? I searched but couldn't find much.

Title: Re: Two factor authentication
Post by: mmccarn on November 10, 2016, 11:56:06 AM

When you say 'the way gmail works', do you mean webmail, or every possible client app (outlook, thunderbird, apple mail, iphone, android)?

Title: Re: Two factor authentication
Post by: maxcburger on January 24, 2017, 08:28:44 AM

Critics are quick to point out the shortcomings of two-factor authentication: it usually requires a USB token, phone, or other device that's easy to lose; you sacrifice some privacy by having to disclose your telephone number to a third party; and it is subject to "man-in-the-middle" and other browser- and app-based attacks.