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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:29 PM   #136
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I cannot log into my account today. I have my android phone and fast mail app, and it rejects my password. What do I do!?!?
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:32 PM   #137
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I cannot log into my account today. I have my android phone and fast mail app, and it rejects my password. What do I do!?!?
Use your master password and if you have 2FA / 2SV enabled it will then ask for a code from your chosen authenticator.

I would personally log in via the web first to check all your password settings though.

You may want to restart the app too. I use the Apple app and had to switch from Beta to Production to flush cached settings.
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:35 PM   #138
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I cannot log into my account today. I have my android phone and fast mail app, and it rejects my password. What do I do!?!?
Do you normally login with your master password or an alternative password? Some of the alternative login types got stopped today.

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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:42 PM   #139
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If you don't want to skip two-step verification on a particular device, have fun unticking the checkbox every single time you login for the rest of your life. And don't forget to do it, because you only have to forget once and you'll never be prompted again.

It's such a ridiculous anti-pattern to require people who don't want something to have to opt-out constantly, instead of having people who do want it to opt-in just once.
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:48 PM   #140
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1. Go to:Settings / Passwords and security
2. Type in your master password at the top (to give you access)
3. Add an account recovery phone number
4. Switch 2FA on
5. Add a verification device (you get a choice of app / U2F key / "old" yubikey"
6. Make a note of your recovery key (keep it safe and secure)

7. Then you can add device specific passwords (e.g.: for your phone etc)
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Thanks for your help.
Much appreciated
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 09:56 PM   #141
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If you don't want to skip two-step verification on a particular device, have fun unticking the checkbox every single time you login for the rest of your life. And don't forget to do it, because you only have to forget once and you'll never be prompted again.

It's such a ridiculous anti-pattern to require people who don't want something to have to opt-out constantly, instead of having people who do want it to opt-in just once.
yes, swapping that around makes a lot more sense (and secure).
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:02 PM   #142
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yes, swapping that around makes a lot more sense (and secure).
I'm guessing that most of us use our own computers to access email 98% of the time. In the off-nominal case where you don't, painlessly uncheck the box...
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:04 PM   #143
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If you don't want to skip two-step verification on a particular device, have fun unticking the checkbox every single time you login for the rest of your life. And don't forget to do it, because you only have to forget once and you'll never be prompted again.
Thanks for the warning on that one! I agree that the default should be unchecked. I will raise a ticket, and if others do to, hopefully it will be changed.

Overall, I think that the changes are good, and seem to balance security and access fairly well. I would prefer to be able to set custom App-specific passwords, as I generally use 30 mixed and special characters. Generated App-specific passwords are 16 character case-insensitive alpha-numeric.

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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:04 PM   #144
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If you don't want to skip two-step verification on a particular device, have fun unticking the checkbox every single time you login for the rest of your life. And don't forget to do it, because you only have to forget once and you'll never be prompted again.
You can click the Reset button under the Trusted Computers in the Password & Security settings.
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:07 PM   #145
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I'm guessing that most of us use our own computers to access email 98% of the time. In the off-nominal case where you don't, painlessly uncheck the box...
Maybe, but security only has to be broken once to be broken completely; this is a simple step that can improve both security and the user's experience. It's simply more elegant and a great suggestion.
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:10 PM   #146
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Anyone understand why the Fastmail Android app now rejects a correct username and password whilst all other routes (firefox, IOS etc) to Fastmail works ok?

I get that it is likely due to the new 2FA process but I had understood things would work ok until such time as I changed to 2FA. I'm using ver. 1.06.09 of the Android app.

I sent a support ticket to Fastmail and wait for their response.

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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:12 PM   #147
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Anyone understand why the Fastmail Android app now rejects a correct username and password whilst all other routes (firefox, IOS etc) to Fastmail works ok?

I get that it is likely due to the new 2FA process but I had understood things would work ok until such time as I changed to 2FA. I'm using ver. 1.06.09 of the Android app.

I sent a support ticket to Fastmail and wait for their response.

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Hi - is the password for your Android the same as you are using for the (still working) Firefox/iOS etc? if not, perhaps it is one of the alternative login types that got stopped today?

[Edit:] just realised that you have kicked-off 2FA so all the old alternative passwords should have been voided as a result.

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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:13 PM   #148
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I just added a few of the new security features to my account and it went really well. I had anticipated being able to use my mobile phone as part of the two-step verification, but apparently that's only for account recovery.

To me, this seems a little back words. When I need to perform an account recovery, I receive an SMS with a code across my phone. (I admit to having texts appear over the lock screen, making this less secure.) However, to perform a simple logon using 2FA, I have to unlock the phone (fingerprint) and enter a code. While everyones situation is likely different, in my case, the logon 2FA is more secure than account recovery.

Anyways, I also established an app password. Again, everything went very well, but I had anticipated being able to create my own password. Not a huge deal, but now I have to write down the generated one and store it somewhere, as opposed to remembering it.

Overall, nice implementation!
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:15 PM   #149
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Anyone understand why the Fastmail Android app now rejects a correct username and password whilst all other routes (firefox, IOS etc) to Fastmail works ok?
I didn't use the old alternative logons, but if you created an App Password under the new system, you'll need to enter that in.
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Old 25 Jul 2016, 10:18 PM   #150
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I just added a few of the new security features to my account and it went really well. I had anticipated being able to use my mobile phone as part of the two-step verification, but apparently that's only for account recovery.

To me, this seems a little back words. When I need to perform an account recovery, I receive an SMS with a code across my phone. (I admit to having texts appear over the lock screen, making this less secure.) However, to perform a simple logon using 2FA, I have to unlock the phone (fingerprint) and enter a code. While everyones situation is likely different, in my case, the logon 2FA is more secure than account recovery.

Anyways, I also established an app password. Again, everything went very well, but I had anticipated being able to create my own password. Not a huge deal, but now I have to write down the generated one and store it somewhere, as opposed to remembering it.

Overall, nice implementation!
I can recommend 1Password as a great app that syncs passwords across devices if you need to store them. I believe LastPass is also good (haven't used them in ages though).
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