I want to add 2Fa to my Account.

[albon]

Thank you for presenting a good topic. I have thought about this a few times because if 2fa security is enabled then we can be more secure with our account. Besides, the problem of hacking comes in its own random situation because when we tell our password and gmail information to people around, they will try to hack it. I keep everything neat on my account to keep myself calm

[Faisal2202]

You can sign a message using a mobile wallet too.

I recommend that you use coinomi. They are back to make updates, it is a multicurrency wallet but the bitcoin implementation is very good.

I will also add that you have to save the backup  of your seed phrase, in case you lose your phone  (even if you don't have money there, because you need the private keys to sign a message and prove that you own the account)

Thanks for mentioning this method too It might come in handy in the future although I still have not staked my address as I think if my address is gone and I won't be able to identify that the account is mine then I am rekt and the account will be useless as there been cases on BTT that the owner failed to verify he is the owner of the account and get negative tags.

I hope the admin will also integrate a 2FA method in this forum so we could actually use the real 2FA system in place. And I think OP might recover our accounts if get lost or if he can't he should add a special donation or some kind of badge that whoever will have that badge can recover his account if lost by proving or maybe those who have done KYC can recover their accounts easily if lost.

[joniboini]

I think if my address is gone and I won't be able to identify that the account is mine then I am rekt and the account will be useless as there been cases on BTT that the owner failed to verify he is the owner of the account and get negative tags.

I believe this means the system works properly. If you're planning to stake an address you'll need to make sure you back it up properly. Not doing so would be a terrible idea. I believe people who learn about sign messages etc should be prepared for that because the community definitely will never believe he simply "lost it". I believe the same applies to 2FA too, no backup and if your device is lost then it's impossible to verify if you're still the real owner of the account or not from the community perspective. CMIIW.

[Faisal2202]

I believe this means the system works properly. If you're planning to stake an address you'll need to make sure you back it up properly. Not doing so would be a terrible idea. I believe people who learn about sign messages etc should be prepared for that because the community definitely will never believe he simply "lost it". I believe the same applies to 2FA too, no backup and if your device is lost then it's impossible to verify if you're still the real owner of the account or not from the community perspective. CMIIW.

It also means if someone gets their hands on my wallet and they can verify from their side that they own the account while I have lost it and they will be using it pretending to me, then what? I think every system has faults, so its the responsibility of the owner of the account to take extra precautions to protect the account.

2FA is good, like signing tx, etc. but the admin of the forum must also integrate the same security measures which will indicate that the admin is serious about the security of their forum's users which he is (IMO) so soon we might see one.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

We should hope that with time things will keep getting better and we found out that 2FA has been enabled on this forum as well, because it secures for more advance security measures over ones account, whereby it cannot be easily placed under attack by any third party unless they take hold of everything that pertains us, if they scale through the fist stage, the second one will bounce them back and the access will be denied except they make provision for that as well.

[Mate2237]

Bot attacks and 2FA attacks are quite different by nature. Unlike most 2FA applications, a user cannot opt out of CAPTCHA. It can also get annoying to access the forum with ToR if CAPTCHA is turned on. I guess it can be a decent option if the forum gets flooded with traffic and distinguishing legitimate users from botnet is much more difficult. CMIIW.

At least there is special security so that the forum cannot be abused.
Bitcointalk forums have also been implementing CAPTCHAs for a long time because they are aware that the use of Bots to penetrate or anything else is done by rogue users.

Now Altcointalk is becoming popular and requires a door that is given additional security and of course there are some rules that need to be implemented, to increase the layered security.

Upon the present president of the captcha in bitcointalk forum, robots are still there and I don't know how they managed to register in the forum. I have seen many of them applying to all the bounties campaigns in the altcoins board over there both the once that that only for Sr. Members and above or when the campaign is written CFNP, they still apply. And really I don't know how those machines got into that forum.

Using 2FA is good for securing an account for sudden attacks from unknown sources.

[Freemind]

Upon the present president of the captcha in bitcointalk forum, robots are still there and I don't know how they managed to register in the forum. I have seen many of them applying to all the bounties campaigns in the altcoins board over there both the once that that only for Sr. Members and above or when the campaign is written CFNP, they still apply. And really I don't know how those machines got into that forum.

Using 2FA is good for securing an account for sudden attacks from unknown sources.

Bots that are programmed with certain parameters to be able to register and post. It is only necessary to know what requirements the forum asks for in order to meet them and then connect the bot as many times as necessary to create multiple accounts, it is something that has been done for many years, especially in old versions of SMF. Changing the default settings is something that always helps a little, but it is not 100% effective.

[bitmover]

Upon the present president of the captcha in bitcointalk forum, robots are still there and I don't know how they managed to register in the forum. I have seen many of them applying to all the bounties campaigns in the altcoins board over there both the once that that only for Sr. Members and above or when the campaign is written CFNP, they still apply. And really I don't know how those machines got into that forum.

Using 2FA is good for securing an account for sudden attacks from unknown sources.

Bots that are programmed with certain parameters to be able to register and post. It is only necessary to know what requirements the forum asks for in order to meet them and then connect the bot as many times as necessary to create multiple accounts, it is something that has been done for many years, especially in old versions of SMF. Changing the default settings is something that always helps a little, but it is not 100% effective.

I have a bot in both forums.

In bitcointalk it is possible to bypass captcha entirely using an specific URL to login.

To login here as a bot, you just need to pass a few parameters in the request.

[DYING_S0UL]

2024 is ending but they still didn't add 2FA? No wonder I thought, something is missing. Even Bitcointalk has 2FA now. I don't think 2FA will cost them anything. They could just add this feature just as it was added in Bitcointalk. An extra layer of security! Who doesn't want that! Attacks are getting more frequent these days, people are loosing their accounts, their privacy. So it is high time, 2FA was implemented in Altcoinstalk.

[Freemind]

2024 is ending but they still didn't add 2FA? No wonder I thought, something is missing. Even Bitcointalk has 2FA now. I don't think 2FA will cost them anything. They could just add this feature just as it was added in Bitcointalk. An extra layer of security! Who doesn't want that! Attacks are getting more frequent these days, people are loosing their accounts, their privacy. So it is high time, 2FA was implemented in Altcoinstalk.

It is not about something that costs money, but about the problems that may arise in the forum after its implementation. It must be taken into account that any change in the forum configuration can cause the database to have problems if many tests have not been previously carried out over a certain period of time to ensure its correct functioning.

Also, the administrator has a pretty long list of things to do on the forum, so we have to be patient.

[DYING_S0UL]

It is not about something that costs money, but about the problems that may arise in the forum after its implementation. It must be taken into account that any change in the forum configuration can cause the database to have problems if many tests have not been previously carried out over a certain period of time to ensure its correct functioning.

Well, in that case, we can always stick to the old classic method, "Staked Bitcoin Address". Although I haven't staked my address here on Alttalk, it is staked on BTT. Do you think I also need to stake my address here? Since I'm a teleported account, everything is connected, which is why I don't think it's necessary. Anyway, an extra layer of security would have been better (personal opinion).

Also, the administrator has a pretty long list of things to do on the forum, so we have to be patient.

Is it available to the forum users? Like a board or thread! If yes, then where?

[Freemind]

Well, in that case, we can always stick to the old classic method, "Staked Bitcoin Address". Although I haven't staked my address here on Alttalk, it is staked on BTT. Do you think I also need to stake my address here? Since I'm a teleported account, everything is connected, which is why I don't think it's necessary. Anyway, an extra layer of security would have been better (personal opinion).

You can stake your Bitcoin address in this thread: ✅ Stake your Bitcoin address.

Although it can also be done with other wallets and coins.

I think it's always good for security to have another layer like this and it's also good for less experienced users who don't yet know what that feature is for. My personal opinion coincides 100% with yours.

Is it available to the forum users? Like a board or thread! If yes, then where?

No, that list is not publicly available, at least that I remember. There are only some "specific things" that the administrator has once said, but nothing official.

[bitmover]

2024 is ending but they still didn't add 2FA? No wonder I thought, something is missing. Even Bitcointalk has 2FA now. I don't think 2FA will cost them anything.

Ofc it has a cost, and a high cost

Development is something very expensive. It takes time to made a decent implementation, and time of an experienced developer is expensive.

[Husna QA]

2024 is ending but they still didn't add 2FA? No wonder I thought, something is missing. Even Bitcointalk has 2FA now. I don't think 2FA will cost them anything. They could just add this feature just as it was added in Bitcointalk. An extra layer of security! Who doesn't want that! Attacks are getting more frequent these days, people are loosing their accounts, their privacy. So it is high time, 2FA was implemented in Altcoinstalk.

The 2FA feature is not a default SMF feature, so it can be easily activated or deactivated by the admin. Therefore, if you want to implement 2FA on this forum, you need to modify it. For this, you need to hire an expert in this field. Of course, it costs money unless the person makes it free.

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Well, in that case, we can always stick to the old classic method, "Staked Bitcoin Address". Although I haven't staked my address here on Alttalk, it is staked on BTT. Do you think I also need to stake my address here? Since I'm a teleported account, everything is connected, which is why I don't think it's necessary. Anyway, an extra layer of security would have been better (personal opinion).

Even though your account at Altcoinstalks is a teleport account, it does not rule out the possibility that it will be hacked, even though your account at Bitcointalk is still safe.

There's nothing wrong with staking a Bitcoin address here using the same or different address as the one you posted on Bitcointalk.

[Mate2237]

Even though your account at Altcoinstalks is a teleport account, it does not rule out the possibility that it will be hacked, even though your account at Bitcointalk is still safe.

There's nothing wrong with staking a Bitcoin address here using the same or different address as the one you posted on Bitcointalk.

I have not seen any discrimination here for both the original sign up users and teleported users in this forum. In fact the benefits the teleported users have gotten in this forum is much more numerous. Go to Moderators, they are there, senate in the forum there are there and good posters in the forum we are here. So we are all the spheres of the forum.

And when we come to the adding of the 2fa feature in the forum and I think that is one of the best to do before it is too late for many people accounts to be at risk.