
(In iOS, you can’t easily select part of a message, making that additionally frustrating.) Otherwise, you switch to Messages, either memorize the code or select and copy it, and return to the site to enter it. If you use notifications to show incoming texts and you’re fast enough, you enter the code as you see it into the Web form and submit it.A text message with a code, typically six digits long, arrives in Messages.
You complete the standard password-based login and are prompted for a code. When you log in to a site with 2FA enabled that offers SMS-based codes, the sequence usually goes like this: Passthrough SMS Codes in iOS 12 and Mojave It’s time for Web sites that use 2FA to move away from SMS. SMS is no longer a reliable way to send a second factor because it’s too easy for even small-time attackers to intercept those messages (see “ Facebook Shows Why SMS Isn’t Ideal for Two-Factor Authentication,” 19 February 2018). I explain just below how this new feature works, but I also want to raise a caution flag. In iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has streamlined entering such codes when sent via an SMS text message, reducing multiple steps and keyboard entry to a single tap or click. These temporary codes are either sent to you via text message or are generated by an authentication app. Many Web sites and apps now offer two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to enter a short numeric code-the so-called second factor-in addition to your username and password. #1602: Mac Studio and Studio Display, iPhone SE and iPad Air, OS updates with Universal Control and masked Face ID.
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