Github supports using SMS as the 2nd factor in many countries (Belgium included) so a smartphone is not always required.
https://help.github.com/articles/countries-where-sms-authentication-is-supported/ On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Jared Hirsch <6...@mozilla.com> wrote: > A smartphone isn't required to generate 2FA TOTP/HOTP codes. Have a look at > the OATH toolkit: > > http://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/ > > Cheers, > > Jared > > > On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 3:27 PM, <antoine.mechely...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 2:29:02 PM UTC+2, Lawrence Mandel wrote: > > > You can ignore this email if you are not a member of the GitHub Mozilla > > > organization. > > > > > > Starting on June 20th, the GitHub Mozilla organization will require Two > > > Factor Authentication (2FA). We’re implementing 2FA for security > reasons > > -- > > > if you lose or have your password stolen, 2FA provides an extra layer > of > > > defense to prevent your account from being compromised. This change has > > > already been rolled out for Admins, and is now being extended for all > > > members. > > > > > > You can learn more about GitHub and 2FA at > > > https://help.github.com/articles/about-two-factor-authentication/ > > > > > > Please see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Github for more information about > > using > > > GitHub at Mozilla, or find us on #github on irc.mozilla.org. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Lawrence > > > > Sorry, but IIUC setting up 2FA requires a smartphone and I don't have > one. > > Not only I never had a smartphone, but my dumb cellphone recently got its > > screen broken down so the only thing it is still good for is receiving > > voice communications. To read or send SMSes I need the screen, and so do > I > > to see where an incoming phone call (which I couldn't immediately answer) > > or a message came from. > > I have a house phone (on a line); it uses tones, not strings of 1 to 10 > > impulses, and I think it can receive but not send SMS messages; also, for > > security against unscrupulous neighbours it is restricted to sending only > > domestic calls (within Belgium). (Incoming calls can come from anywhere.) > > _______________________________________________ > > dev-platform mailing list > > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
