Comments on: One of those days..

By: Gregg C Levine

Gregg C Levine — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:34:28 +0000

In reply to dgunix. Its possible to generate a completely unique password for iOS devices. I did that for my first generation iPod Touch. I also did it for my Outlook arrangement on another computer. (Not that I do download copies of my Google Mail to it lately.)

By: dgunix

dgunix — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:15:48 +0000

In reply to neozeed.

Technically they call it “2-step verification” but that’s potato potato.
If you have applications that don’t handle the 2nd step (like Gmail on an iPad) you can use their ‘App password’ feature to sign in, more details here:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833

By: Mantas

Mantas — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:26:09 +0000

The travel/overcharge thing only applies to 2FA by SMS codes. But the code can be generated by an app on the phone itself, with no connection of any sort.

Google uses standard OATH TOTP, and there are dozens of apps implementing it – not just iOS/Android, but also BlackBerry, J2ME, PalmOS, and whatnot… So it’s not limited to “modern” smartphones.

By: neozeed

neozeed — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 05:57:15 +0000

In reply to Gregg C Levine. Well even if it's an insecure device, it's good to know you are you... and not somebody else. But if you travel a bit, 2 factor authentication is a pain when the 2nd factor won't work.

By: Gregg C Levine

Gregg C Levine — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 01:54:34 +0000

So did you secure your system? I needed to turn on second guess login methods because Google felt that Outlook and iPods were not as secure as their phone OS thinks it is, so now I need to constantly step through hoops when signing back into my account.