![]() ![]() **update: given how *hit this app is, I’ll be turning off my 2FA for E*Trade so I NEVER EVER have to use this app again. Kudos to Symantec for saving as much money as possible for a security application!!! As with most things, it seems Symantec spent the lowest amount they could and as with most other things, you get what you pay for. Open the VIP Access for Mobile app on your smartphone and confirm the Credential ID and security code displayed in the app. Maybe I shouldn’t expect billion-dollar companies to produce software that functions properly and is easy to use. The number of other poor ratings indicate that I’m not alone in my feelings about this app. Not being able to effectively link accounts, copy the OTP, or set up the app with a new phone is, well, absurd. ![]() I’m bringing that up because it’s simple RIDICULOUS that a company with significant enough resources to reach a 10+ billion dollar valuation (and one that supposedly focuses on digital security!) could produce an app that functions so poorly. One entry I found for Symantec’s valuation is 10.7 Billion. Enter this security code along with your password to add strong authentication to your favorite websites.īe sure to read the VIP End User Agreement after downloading VIP Access: ![]() Scan a QR Code at participating organizations such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and more to generate a security code every 30 seconds to securely sign in. ![]() You can generate a security code even if you do not have a network or mobile connection. The strong authentication method you use depends on the method implemented by your participating organization. Note: Touch ID or Face ID authentication requires that your mobile device is Touch ID or Face ID capable and that you have registered a fingerprint or facial recognition authentication on the device. Use Touch ID, Face ID, or Passcode in a push notification to authenticate yourself on your mobile device.The challenge number proves that you are physical present during authentication. Enter a challenge number on your mobile device that you receive during authentication.If your organization requires you to define an additional device authentication mechanism to meet the security requirements, you will be prompted for the additional local authentication such as passphrases or biometrics. Receive a push notification on your mobile device that you approve as authentication.Use that code along with your username and password. Dynamically generate a one-time use security code on your mobile device.VIP Access adds strong authentication to your normal login in one of the following ways: Share a smartphone or tablet (only one membership can be registered with the Peoples Choice Mobile Banking App). Use VIP Access at participating organizations such as eBay, PayPal, E*TRADE, Facebook, Google, or any one of the hundreds of sites within the VIP Network: : QR/App Code: Scan a QR Code to generate site-specific security codes for strong two-factor authentication to your favorite websites.Strong authentication: Provides strong, two-factor authentication when logging into your VIP-enabled accounts.I really appreciate that response to what is, I think, a fair and relevant question.Symantec VIP Access helps protect your online accounts and transactions by using a strong authentication process when you sign in to your VIP-enabled accounts. If not, is it a good idea to use this product at all, considering it could result in being locked out of everything? The number of accounts that rely on VIP Access to log in is growing, and while I am a huge supporter of MFA, this seems to be a major, even catastrophic flaw, if I understand things properly.ĮDIT: Thank you for the downvote, whoever did that. Is there any equivalent to exporting a key or something such that the new install/device will generate the same tokens as the old install? Are there any authenticator apps that do this that anyone is aware of? If my phone dies and I no longer have access to the old install I could be locked out of all of my accounts. This creates a terrible chicken-and-egg problem, in the sense that I could re-register the new VIP Access installation with my accounts, but in order to do that I may have to authenticate using the old app to simply get to the point I can register a new token. If my computer were to die, I could reinstall my cryptocurrency wallet on the new system, reconstitute the key with this text, and have access to my currency. Something has been bothering me a lot, and that is the idea that if my phone breaks, or I simply upgrade to a new phone, there doesn't appear to be any way to re-install VIP Access on the new device in a way in which the tokens being generated on the new device will work with my accounts.įirst, is this absolutely true? Second, why is it true? My cryptocurrency wallet allows me to print out a physical backup of the wallet, from which the key can be reconstituted by entering a series of text. ![]()
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