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Cake day: October 20th, 2020

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  • There are 2 benefits of using TOTP here:

    If an attacker gains access to your password, maybe through a keylogger or browser extension, the TOTP code will expire after a minute, and the attacker won’t be able to log in later.

    Using 2-factor authentication (in general) allows you to keep your login information on 2 separate devices, such as using your computer to store passwords, and your phone to generate TOTP codes. Most people (me included) will probably use 1 device for both though.











  • I just scrolled past this post without opening it, didn’t mean anything to me. Then I opened a new tab, and it happened to me for the first time. Had to go back and find this post.

    The weird thing is, that it was you! It briefly said “Eugenia” in the top right, with a pink-haired profile picture. I hadn’t clicked on this post beforehand, and as far as I’m aware the new tab I opened didn’t contain this post. I’m very confused.