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26 Jul 2016, 12:07 AM | #166 | |
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Honestly.. I could care less what FM opts to do. I don't use untrusted computers. If I'm staying at a hotel and need to print something, I forward the email to a garbage Yahoo account and print it from there. My initial reply to glass was more a rub of his "have fun unticking the checkbox every single time you login for the rest of your life" comment. I appreciate the sensationalism, but it's a checkbox...... |
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26 Jul 2016, 12:16 AM | #167 | |
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Blog post should explain most. blog.fastmail.com |
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26 Jul 2016, 12:29 AM | #168 |
The "e" in e-mail
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26 Jul 2016, 12:32 AM | #169 |
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That's why I posted it.
This was flubbed by Fastmail... Communication has been a relatively weak point for them. I think they talk about it internally, post it on the blog, and assume they have communicated it... I just don't go to the blog much. I only knew about this because I saw it in the forums a week ago. /cl |
26 Jul 2016, 12:55 AM | #170 |
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26 Jul 2016, 03:43 AM | #171 | |
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Is there a way that I can restrict fastmail mobile app (IOS) to sign out automatically after a week or less? If so I will add my mobile to untrusted computer and will be happy to put in TOTP Code once a week or even 3 days. Otherwise the new security changes are excellent. I feel more secure about my emails, files, notes and contact information from now on. Good Job Fastmail Team; Changed settings under 'Password & Security', they were easy once instructions are read carefully. I use 1password for generating code and I get about 1 minute to enter that upon logging in. |
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26 Jul 2016, 04:21 AM | #172 |
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2 initial thoughts:
1. I add my voice to changing the default from "trust this computer" to leaving it unchecked. 2. I can't seem to get my Yubikey set up. It worked with an alternative login on the old setup. Now I get the "Waiting for device message" and it doesn't recognize when I press it. (It works fine in Notepad, so it's not the Yubikey.) |
26 Jul 2016, 04:34 AM | #173 |
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@akorvemaker : If your Yubikey is the single-factor type, it won't work beginning today. From today's blog post: "A few rarely used types of alternative login were discontinued today. If you had one of these set up, you will no longer be able to use it to log in. You will need to use your master password. The affected types are: ... Yubikey one factor (no base password) ..."
The issue with the trust-this-computer checkbox... I've seen this same problem on other sites. A great solution is to either leave it unchecked by default (as others have said above), or have a browser cookie set to remember the unchecked state from an earlier session. |
26 Jul 2016, 04:40 AM | #174 | |
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26 Jul 2016, 04:42 AM | #175 | |
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2. Me too - thought this was just a fault at my end. |
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26 Jul 2016, 05:03 AM | #176 |
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I’m yet another person who these changes make less secure.
I access my home computer through a wifi system that my landlord owns. It’s password protected, but is probably susceptible to attacks, so I use a 2 factor yubikey to get into my webmail. At work I’m constantly shifting between computers that we all use. Using 2 factor auth just isn’t practical in the fast paced environment I work in. The social repercussions of using 2 factor auth isn’t great either… it just makes you look very paranoid in comparison to others. Yes, cookies on work computers are cleared out every day unfortunately. Alternate logins helped me function differently in different environments. Why take that away? Is there any way of tricking webmail to take an app password? That would seriously solve all my problems. |
26 Jul 2016, 05:08 AM | #177 | |
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Overall I suspect it'll be a good change once I get used to it, but I was really accustomed to my alternate logins. |
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26 Jul 2016, 05:11 AM | #178 |
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Lots of authenticator apps available for your smart phone too...
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26 Jul 2016, 05:14 AM | #179 |
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26 Jul 2016, 05:15 AM | #180 |
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Revoke a client's access
The document states;
"Revoke a client's access Lost a device? Stopped using a particular app? To revoke a password for a particular device: Open the Settings → Password & Security screen. Enter your password to unlock the settings. Find your device in the App Passwords list and click the Remove button to revoke the password." What will this do? Will it remove existing emails and contacts from the client or just stop syncing future emails and contacts but show previous emails and contacts? I do not want to test this on my mobile. |
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