LinkedIn allows a user to enable two factor authentication (2FA) with an authenticator app. However, it displays a secret key and does not display a QR code for scanning by the FreeOTP app. To correctly use the FreeOTP app, an entry for LinkedIn has to be added manually in FreeOTP as follows:- Enter the user … Continue reading Enable LinkedIn two factor authentication (2FA) with FreeOTP authenticator app
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An ode to passwords – safeguarding online accounts
Every account created (online or offline) requires additional elements to be remembered the service or the device or the website or the application; the user name or ID that is to be used to login in to it, and; the associated password. It's easy to remember sites, applications, services and associated user IDs. However, to … Continue reading An ode to passwords – safeguarding online accounts
How to set up two step authentication on WordPress with FreeOTP
User IDs and passwords do provide some security and authentication. However, with today's evolving threats to online accounts, one can set up two step authentication on several web sites using applications such as Google Authenticator, Authy, Microsoft Authenticator and even FreeOTP. FreeOTP is small, light and can be installed on mobile devices to add the … Continue reading How to set up two step authentication on WordPress with FreeOTP
FreeOTP app for two factor authentication
Github has an option to add a second factor for authentication. However, whilst at it, I found Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy to be quite bloated and feature-full compared to the simple purpose of generating an OTP. I found that one of the simplest was FreeOTP available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fedorahosted.freeotp for Android devices and for others … Continue reading FreeOTP app for two factor authentication
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