← Back to context Comment by alt227 7 hours ago IMO if it is possible to use a system wrongly which undermines its security, it is already broken. 8 comments alt227 Reply lmz 7 hours ago This is how we get sites that block software tokens and only allow a whitelist of hardware based tokens. lazide 6 hours ago There is no system which cannot be used wrongly in a way which undermines it’s security. alt227 2 hours ago OP:> the fact that people often use it wrong undermines its security lazide 1 hour ago Yes, that is what I am replying too.That applies to everything. 1 reply → Jean-Papoulos 6 hours ago I can chuck a brick at your head. Clearly the brick is broken alt227 2 hours ago Breaks are meant to be built with, not thrown at heads.If you build with the brick properly you will have a great wall, if you dont then it will fall down. Pretty simple. justincormack 4 hours ago I mean, TOTP is one of the earliest 2 factor systems, and works least well.
lmz 7 hours ago This is how we get sites that block software tokens and only allow a whitelist of hardware based tokens.
lazide 6 hours ago There is no system which cannot be used wrongly in a way which undermines it’s security. alt227 2 hours ago OP:> the fact that people often use it wrong undermines its security lazide 1 hour ago Yes, that is what I am replying too.That applies to everything. 1 reply →
alt227 2 hours ago OP:> the fact that people often use it wrong undermines its security lazide 1 hour ago Yes, that is what I am replying too.That applies to everything. 1 reply →
Jean-Papoulos 6 hours ago I can chuck a brick at your head. Clearly the brick is broken alt227 2 hours ago Breaks are meant to be built with, not thrown at heads.If you build with the brick properly you will have a great wall, if you dont then it will fall down. Pretty simple.
alt227 2 hours ago Breaks are meant to be built with, not thrown at heads.If you build with the brick properly you will have a great wall, if you dont then it will fall down. Pretty simple.
justincormack 4 hours ago I mean, TOTP is one of the earliest 2 factor systems, and works least well.
This is how we get sites that block software tokens and only allow a whitelist of hardware based tokens.
There is no system which cannot be used wrongly in a way which undermines it’s security.
OP:
> the fact that people often use it wrong undermines its security
Yes, that is what I am replying too.
That applies to everything.
1 reply →
I can chuck a brick at your head. Clearly the brick is broken
Breaks are meant to be built with, not thrown at heads.
If you build with the brick properly you will have a great wall, if you dont then it will fall down. Pretty simple.
I mean, TOTP is one of the earliest 2 factor systems, and works least well.