Important Tips To Secure Your Crypto Holding: The Use Of 2FA #011

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Hello great minds,

It is another beautiful day and I feel honored to come before you all today to discuss on an issue of great importance in the cryptospace.

I trust you are all doing perfectly fine and you are enjoying your activities in the community as we promote steemit together.

Without wasting much time on introduction, join me as we dive into the main topic of discuss, which is the benefits of sms two factor authentication.

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BENEFIT OF SMS TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

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There are still numerous advantages of sms two factor authentication being used as an extra layer of security and we shall be examining them now.

• TEMPORARY ACCESS

The use of time based one time passwords or a temporary access is an advantage of sms as a two factor authentication method.

Explained below are further examples of how temporary access prove to be an advantage of sms two factor authentication.

ENHANCED SECURITY

Temporary access plays a very important role in the enhancement of security because the authentication code lasts for few seconds.

Even if the code is being intercepted by the hacker, the attacker has a very little window to make use of it, after which it expires.

And this serves as a reduction in the risk of unauthorized access as the code becomes useless after it expires.

MITIGATION OF REPLAY ATTACKS

Replay attacks functions in a way that the attacker captures attempts to capture the authentication code with the aim of making use of it in later times.

With the temporary access of this codes, it makes them unfit for replay attacks as the codes becomes totally useless after it expires.

REDUCED EXPOSURE TO RISK

The temporary access code reduces a user's exposure to risk.

In cases where a user looses his mobile device or they get stolen, the risk involved in exposing such user account is very minimal, as the codes that will be used is only valid for few seconds.

SIMPLIFIED USER EXPERIENCE

Another benefit of temporary access of sms codes is that it becomes very easy for a user to understand and make use of.

In it, they receive a code in their mobile device which they are required to enter into their respective application, and once entered, they are given access to their account.

WIDELY AVAILABLE

Another advantage of sms two factor authentication is that it is widely available.

Despite the fact that it last for a short period of time, the sms code can be sent to any individual in any location, provided he has registered with his mobile number.

And it becomes very easy for almost everyone to have access to this because almost every user has a mobile device and a mobile number.

NO DEPENDENCY ON INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

Another major advantage of sms codes as an extra layer of security is that it's operation I not dependent on internet connection.

You can have no access to Internet connection and still receive your authentication code.

This form of security is majorly used in areas with little or no internet connection.

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CONCLUSION

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We have seen that the sms two factor authentication has a lot of benefits just as I have earlier stated.

As we continue our discussion, we shall learn more about sms two factor authentication.