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Moneybox 2FA
andy90210
Posts: 4 Newbie
in Techie Stuff
Hi
Apologies if this has been asked before but given the large sums people are depositing in the Moneybox LISA, I wanted to verify how secure the account is. I was surprised that they seem to allow people to reset the password using an email and then verify a new device with the same email address. That means if someone were to get access to my email, they could reset my password and log in on a new device. That doesn’t sound like 2 factor authentication to me. Any thoughts on this ?
Regards
Andy
Apologies if this has been asked before but given the large sums people are depositing in the Moneybox LISA, I wanted to verify how secure the account is. I was surprised that they seem to allow people to reset the password using an email and then verify a new device with the same email address. That means if someone were to get access to my email, they could reset my password and log in on a new device. That doesn’t sound like 2 factor authentication to me. Any thoughts on this ?
Regards
Andy
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It's one of the weakest forms of 2FA, for exactly the reason you set out.0
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Have you got 2FA set up on your email account , that will make it more secure0
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I would hope that they don’t rely on clients having 2FA on email accounts. Really they should use a text to a mobile or use an Authenticator app whenever a new device is added given the levels of investment here.0
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Agreed , all you can do is vote with your feet and tell them why0
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