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Over 5,300 GitLab servers exposed to zero-click account takeover attacks
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There was a chap on here the other day who said they hate 2fa and don't need it because they use passwords that are 50 characters and generated by the password manager.
This is a perfect example of why you should always activate it when possible.
Alot of people don't like Microsoft, but they're pushing for zero password authentication for a reason. Passwords are getting really insecure really fast.
How does Microsoft's implementation work?
Is it possible to log into windows without a Microsoft account using that method?
I don't know about windows specifically, but for outlook they're pushing their authenticator app (you can use any) and SMS or email one time links. I think it works really well, and almost all attempts to access my account have stopped tbh, they can't phish for my password if I don't have a password.
Yeah this is being standardized at the mobile hardware level now with
https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys/
https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-password/
That reverse-code thing is super annoying. The next vector is through the shitty app itself.