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Historical examples of breached TOTP secrets?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by user8187

While reading about password breaches, it occurred to me; where are the TOTP shared secret breaches? Because TOTP relies on a shared secret (unlike say U2F) the server has a copy of the shared secret, which lends itself to the same vulnera… Continue reading Historical examples of breached TOTP secrets?→

Is an owned domain + self hosted email the closest to owning one’s online identity? Are there better alternatives?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by user8187

Most online accounts identify users using email/phone & password; but since most all email/phone is handled by another service (e.g. Gmail), one’s online identity only exists so long as these services permit it; in a sense, the service… Continue reading Is an owned domain + self hosted email the closest to owning one’s online identity? Are there better alternatives?→