Looking for help with a question on the setup for a (proprietary) 2FA app from my broker. New to using 2FA, so please bear with me.
When installing the app, it wants you to use the existing phone pin, fingerprint or face ID to authorise transactions. If you don't have either of those on your phone, you can apparently also create a pin for the app. But not if you already use a phone pin etc. I found this strange. Wouldn't a separate pin for the app be better in any case security-wise (even if slightly less convenient)?
Supposedly I can trick it by turning my phone pin off, set a separate pin and turn my phone pin back on again, but I'm wondering why a separate pin isn't allowed by default. Is this something particular to my broker or is this normal and how these apps are supposed to work?
When installing the app, it wants you to use the existing phone pin, fingerprint or face ID to authorise transactions. If you don't have either of those on your phone, you can apparently also create a pin for the app. But not if you already use a phone pin etc. I found this strange. Wouldn't a separate pin for the app be better in any case security-wise (even if slightly less convenient)?
Supposedly I can trick it by turning my phone pin off, set a separate pin and turn my phone pin back on again, but I'm wondering why a separate pin isn't allowed by default. Is this something particular to my broker or is this normal and how these apps are supposed to work?
Statistics: Posted by CR17 — Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:33 am — Replies 2 — Views 95