I completely agree. The two factor authentication 1: does absolutely nothing to deterr data theft, 2: acts to further tether this generation to smart phones and create a massive dependence on cellphones, and 3: is inconvenient for those who cannot afford a smartphone which is capable of accessing the app.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Would be fine if its optional. More often than not i need quick access to scholar and this is REALLY inconvenient!
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Courtney Beck
10 years ago
I've gone without a phone for weeks at a time because they aren't reliable. How will I log into scholar? Answer: I won't.
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Cade Skalka
10 years ago
I don't always have service for my phone everywhere on campus, as such, I can no longer access scholar everywhere on campus.
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Sean
10 years ago
This system relies on another device and if anything were to happen to that device you could not use a critical University service. Ridiculous.
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Darren
10 years ago
There are some significant equity and access issues with the current implementation. These need to be addressed before it is ethical to make 2-factor auth a requirement to log into critical services.
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Tyler nolan
10 years ago
It's as inconvenient as it could possibly be.
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Julia m
10 years ago
How can you require someone to have another device??
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Christine Nauss
10 years ago
Annoying
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Anonymous
10 years ago
If you wanna be secure, have the system ask a security question or for a phone number. Constantly requiring students to have multiple devices is ridiculous, especially a device as distracting as a cell phone.
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Henry Moyers
10 years ago
If this is finalized, I see a lot of students getting locked out of Scholar from having misplaced or broken phones and computers.
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Lauren Harrison
10 years ago
I do not necessarily feel safer by using this "safety feature". If anything, I feel that I can be locked out of my accounts more often if I do not have my phone on me at all times.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
As much as I love security, I'm tired of having to answer a call every time I try and check my next homework assignment.
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aimen younis
10 years ago
It is ridiculous. Virginia Tech uses now this tool.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
2 factor authentication is not a good idea if we have to have our phone on us to sign in. What if our phone is dead and we need to access our work online??
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Mario Garza
10 years ago
This is going to create issues with my students who may accidentally forget their phone in their dorm or lose it after a drunken night at TOTS.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
It does not work properly with my phone and I have no other devices that are acceptable to use with it. I tried to get help with it and was just told to sign up with a secondary device, which I already explained I did not have. I want it removed.
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Thomas White
10 years ago
What if your phone dies? Whoops can't access anything until you charge it.
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Jeremy Gross
10 years ago
2 factor is incredibly inconvenient. I often need quick access to HokieSPA, Scholar, or Canvas while on the go, and 2 factor makes that impossible.
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Andrew penshorn
10 years ago
I would be fine if it was not required. Quit using this to cover your own butts
I completely agree. The two factor authentication 1: does absolutely nothing to deterr data theft, 2: acts to further tether this generation to smart phones and create a massive dependence on cellphones, and 3: is inconvenient for those who cannot afford a smartphone which is capable of accessing the app.
Would be fine if its optional. More often than not i need quick access to scholar and this is REALLY inconvenient!
I've gone without a phone for weeks at a time because they aren't reliable. How will I log into scholar? Answer: I won't.
I don't always have service for my phone everywhere on campus, as such, I can no longer access scholar everywhere on campus.
This system relies on another device and if anything were to happen to that device you could not use a critical University service. Ridiculous.
There are some significant equity and access issues with the current implementation. These need to be addressed before it is ethical to make 2-factor auth a requirement to log into critical services.
It's as inconvenient as it could possibly be.
How can you require someone to have another device??
Annoying
If you wanna be secure, have the system ask a security question or for a phone number. Constantly requiring students to have multiple devices is ridiculous, especially a device as distracting as a cell phone.
If this is finalized, I see a lot of students getting locked out of Scholar from having misplaced or broken phones and computers.
I do not necessarily feel safer by using this "safety feature". If anything, I feel that I can be locked out of my accounts more often if I do not have my phone on me at all times.
As much as I love security, I'm tired of having to answer a call every time I try and check my next homework assignment.
It is ridiculous. Virginia Tech uses now this tool.
2 factor authentication is not a good idea if we have to have our phone on us to sign in. What if our phone is dead and we need to access our work online??
This is going to create issues with my students who may accidentally forget their phone in their dorm or lose it after a drunken night at TOTS.
It does not work properly with my phone and I have no other devices that are acceptable to use with it. I tried to get help with it and was just told to sign up with a secondary device, which I already explained I did not have. I want it removed.
What if your phone dies? Whoops can't access anything until you charge it.
2 factor is incredibly inconvenient. I often need quick access to HokieSPA, Scholar, or Canvas while on the go, and 2 factor makes that impossible.
I would be fine if it was not required. Quit using this to cover your own butts