MFA - Why do we match numbers to approve MFA sign-in?
This post is mainly for users who use MFA authenticator apps on their smartphones. Earlier the process was to click either “Yes (Approve)” or “No (Deny)” and that would allow to login. Why is now one more step required to enter a value shown on the login page? Background We have been using passwords since years to secure our digital accounts. Since people need to have passwords for several different services and it becomes tough to remember them, they started to either (a) reuse the same password, (b) use an easy password, (c) write down the different passwords. ...