Is this some sort of a convenience feature hidden behind a paywall to justify purchasing their subscriptions or does generating the codes actually cost money? If the latter is the case, how do applications like Aegis do it free of cost?

  • 7heo@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 year ago

    Naaah, in “Multiple factor Authentication”, the word “factor” is just to look cool… The original MfA meant “Multiple fields Authentication”. (I’ll see myself out)

    • darcy@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      i dont think i know what youre talking about?.. but factor refers to one of three types: something you know (passwords), have (totp or yubikey), or are (biometrics). having 2 passwords is almost the same as having one password, since they are the same factor. thats why having totp linked to your password manager is basically like having 2 passwords. it almost defeats the point

      • 7heo@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        I made a joke, basically saying that if you use a single device, it’s “Multiple fields authentication” as opposed to “multiple factors authentication”.