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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago* (2 children)

Which 2FA app is that? I use Aegis (replaces Google Authenticator, available on FDroid) and Symantec VIP (from Google Play, but via Aurora and runs w/o Google Play Services). Is it something different?

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[–] ominousdiffusion@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Most of them don't support generic 2FA codes and sadly require some sort of proprietary app that talks to their servers. Setting them up usually also requires some sort of identification; think receiving a pin in the post. As far as I can tell, the only other option for me is to rent some sort of pin generation terminal from the bank which is, of course, ridiculously expensive.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

That sucks.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) banks here (US) generally only support SMS 2FA and occasionally support email, and a handful use the their app (but fall back to SMS).

I actually switched to Fidelity (a brokerage) as a primary bank because they were the only one I could find that supported real MFA using the Symantec VIP app, which fortunately works fine without Google Play Services.

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[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago*

In Sweden, all the major banks joined together and created BankId. It is now pretty much a monopoly on id verification. Even some government agencies use it, which is problematic for multiple reasons.

Debate by former PM: https://www.svd.se/a/y6VqmE/utredare-infor-statligt-bank-id

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