2fa – Open Source Security

Episode 354 – Jerry Bell tells us why Mastodon is awesome and MFA is hard

Josh and Kurt talk about how hard multi factor authentication is. This all starts from a Mastodon thread, and Jerry Bell, the administrator of infosec.exchange joins us to discuss password security and all things Mastodon. Infosec.exchange is an incredible story and Jerry weaves a thrilling tale. Show Notes

Episode 332 – PyPI: 2FA or not 2FA, that is the question

Josh and Kurt talk about PyPI mandating two factor authentication for the top 1% of projects. It feels like a simple idea, but it’s not when you start to think about it. What problems does 2FA solve? How common are these attacks? What are the second and third order effects of mandating 2FA? This episodeContinue reading “Episode 332 – PyPI: 2FA or not 2FA, that is the question”