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Simple answer. Our users complained about downloading an app to login to the app they just downloaded.
Users don’t care. They don’t want to download yet another app just to login. They want to use what they already have, like sms or email.
you only need one totp app.... people baffle me.
Unless you get a fidelity account. Then you need one totp app for all your other accounts and symmantec VIP proprietary shit for fidelity. Text book example of how not to implement 2fa
You can actually import the Symantec key into your TOTP of choice, it just takes some extra effort. Or you can just buy a TOTP hardware key, which is what I ended up doing (throw it in the keychain and I'm set).
I did do this. Took me forever cause there were no directions for how to do it on windows. I figured it out eventually. I'm also kinda worried whoever created it could see my totp secret key.
You can use hardware keys with fidelity? Like yubico?
No, there's a Symentec OTP fob that just generates tokens when you push a button. So something like this (I bought this one).
You'll need to replace it when the battery dies, but I like that it's not tied to my phone like the Symantec app is.
Oh. No thank you. I'm trying to stay away from symmantec.