Apple's two-factor security isn't as good as Microsoft or Google's, say experts

snoopy · May 31, 2013

Apple's two-factor security isn't as good as Microsoft or Google's, say experts
'Weakest of all the major tech firms'
By John Leyden •

Apple's two-factor authentication system does not protect users' private files backed up to the iCloud, it is claimed.

Fanbois have been able to secure their Apple accounts with a two-step login process since March: these accounts are important because they are used to bung or retrieve backups into and out of Cupertino's iCloud storage system, download software from the app store, and buy songs, movies, and TV shows for iTunes, among other things. Enabling the technology - which is available in the US, UK, Australia, Ireland, Germany and Italy - links an Apple ID username to a registered iPhone or iPad.

When a user wants to log into their account, a passcode is sent to this named device, and the user must submit this code in addition to their regular password to gain access. Of course, this should make life harder for account hijackers, because they must somehow steal the iPhone or iPad as well as obtaining a victim's password in order to compromise an account.
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Complete story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/apple_2fa_security_weak/

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