Apple wants to make 2FA safer with domain bound SMS codes

Authenticating transactions or login sessions through SMS-based two-factor authentication is standard practice. However, SMS as a 2FA medium might not be totally secure. Hackers can intercept these messages and use them to log in to your account. Apple is trying to make this method a tad bit more secure through domain-bound messages for developers. Make no mistake, the company’s new effort is trying to improve autofill — a function that lets you automatically put received code in the field. Here’s how it works: developers will need to implement this functionality in their apps and websites. Once they do that, your…

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