Nice. And mostly suitable for non-computer types.
JN
On 2023-03-21 14:11, Dianne Skoll wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:09:20 -0400
J C Nash <profjcnash [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote:
I'm wondering if the phone app (downloaded with wifi for example)
would work when NOT connected to a network, which is the usual state,
as I turn off wifi to save battery.
It will. The 2FA app uses a protocol called TOTP and does not rely on
data transmission during the auth process. It only relies on reasonably
well-synchronized clocks.
I made a video on this very topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reWRniZ9MjA&t=26s
Regards,
Dianne.
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