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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: 2FA app on desktop
by
xenon131
on 09/10/2020, 09:27:40 UTC
This is a question regarding security best practices:

When logging frequently onto exchanges that require 2FA for access, do you guys think it would be safe to use your go to 2FA app on desktop version rather than just using it always on a separate device e.g. mobile phone?

It seem like a bit of a convenience/security trade off to me. But I would like to have your opinion on the magnitude of possible security loss... Thank you!


There is WinAuth desktop app for OTP of 2FA. Being  inside  sandbox and prohibited for outside communication via firewall it's quite secure   to use providing your computer is not compromised. But to use it you need to have  some wknoledge how to  input related security keys into xml-file confined inside sandbox.