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Take down 2-Factor Authentication

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Yuchen Gao
10 years ago

ridiculous change school made

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Students should not be required to carry 2 devices for access.

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Sean Burke
10 years ago

Please get rid of this, it wastes so much time.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Thanks

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Anonymous
10 years ago

ANNOYING

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Kaley Tate
10 years ago

The app seems pointless, I get it supposed to keep it secure but it's just turned into a hassle

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Anonymous
10 years ago

This app isn't really all that effective, and seems almost pointless. There should be a simpler way to have some sort of added protection.

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Anonymous
10 years ago Featured

It's pretty ridiculous. A per-device 2-factor system would be so much better. If someone is trying to access you account from an invalid computer, it doesn't work. If they try to access it from your computer, you know it's been stolen, and have probably already had it frozen.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

It's not worth the hassle. I believe in 2-Factor Authentication, but this one is implemented VERY poorly.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

1. I am an advisor who has to log in several times a day. As a security measure, I log out while I'm away from my computer. Will this authentication scheme be so inconvenient as to deter me from logging out (thus defeating its purpose)? 2. I do not have a smartphone. While there is a landline option, that option will not permit me to log in from other locations, compromising my ability to give classroom presentations. Will the university provide an alternate second-factor for members of the community who need one? 3. We've been told multiple times in vague terms that the university acknowledges the community burden but expects to reap increased savings due to increased security and reduced need for remediation. This sounds like burden-shifting. Has a cost-benefit analysis been done, and if so, will the university make it public?

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Very inconvenient. Especially if phone is not readily available or lost.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I thought it was going to be a one time authentication per device, but now I have to do it every time I just want to get the class notes.

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Timothy Tran
10 years ago

Very inconvenient and a nuisance. If anything, it's a chore.

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Steven Florig
10 years ago

Not only does this authentication assume you have your phone on you, it assumes you have a phone in the first place. What about the less privileged students who are going to college on a shoestring budget and can't afford that luxury? Oh, that's right, Virginia Tech doesn't make quite as much money on them so they subtly push them away with crap like this. Not to mention it's a waste of everybody's time.

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Andre Vaca
10 years ago

The authentication system is very annoying to use. My phone has died while I have my computer and I could not log in.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

How am I supposed to log on scholar if I no longer have a working device...

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Shivam Maharshi
10 years ago

Not needed.

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Julian Dizon
10 years ago

Really inconvenient and assumes you have your phone on you

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Jordan White
10 years ago

Inconvenient! Slows down students and wastes their time

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Unnecessarily inconvenient. Open to less cumbersome security alternatives.