you can also setup github's 2fa using GAuth[1] firefox app [1] https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/gauth
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 5:59 AM, Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, apparently my home phone does not receive SMS messages. Maybe > they are blocked by the phone company. I'll see what is the dumbest > kind of cellphones I can find in town (when shops are open — it's now > 5:48 am my time). I'll see if I can use my existing SIM card (so my > friends can still call the same number) but I guess the numbers stored > in my existing cellphone memory are lost. We'll see. > > Best regards, > Tony. > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 2:07 AM, Dave Townsend <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 <[email protected]> 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, <[email protected]> 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 >>> > [email protected] >>> > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dev-platform mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
