Authy (YC W12) launches two-factor auth as a service
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Authy (YC W12) launches two-factor auth as a service
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Re: Authy (YC W12) launches two-factor auth as a service
#2Brilliant timing for launch w/the recent DropBox debacle - did the Authy team push launch to draft on that story?
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#3Doesn't Twilio already offer 90% of this functionality?
> queue jokes about Microsoft security
Cue, not queue.
Re: Authy (YC W12) launches two-factor auth as a service
#4Doesn't Twilio already offer 90% of this functionality? > queue jokes about Microsoft security Cue, not queue.
If you're able to build the solution using Twilio (or anything else), then I'm pretty sure Authy isn't for you. I think it's clear that their eventual product is going to be a simple, drop-in that enables two-factor on your mom's knitting forum.
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#6Doesn't Twilio already offer 90% of this functionality? > queue jokes about Microsoft security Cue, not queue.
If you're able to build the solution using Twilio (or anything else), then I'm pretty sure Authy isn't for you. I think it's clear that their eventual product is going to be a simple, drop-in that enables two-factor on your mom's knitting forum.
Unless my mom's knitting forum also is an online trading platform, why do they need two factor auth? And how likely is it that their software of choice doesn't have a Twilio plugin?
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#7I wish them luck, since two-factor auth is something which should be implemented more often.
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#8Doesn't Twilio already offer 90% of this functionality? > queue jokes about Microsoft security Cue, not queue.
Thanks, fixed it.
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#9I want interaction-free TFA in my phone. I want to be able to walk up to a computer, put in my username and maybe a PIN, and subsequently have every website log me in because the browser knows my phone is on the same LAN as the browser or is in NFC or Bluetooth range.
But I would especially want this if the TFA is running on a separate system from the main CPU in my smartphone, only sharing radio/networking hardware at most. This wouldn't be foolproof, but if my smartphone OS company can patch security holes in a timely manner and deliver the patches on-air, then this is good enough for me.
If Authy can deliver the 2nd factor automatically from my iPhone to my other devices through Bonjour, I will rave favorably about them to everyone who will listen.
Re: Authy (YC W12) launches two-factor auth as a service
#10Brilliant timing for launch w/the recent DropBox debacle - did the Authy team push launch to draft on that story?
No, I was already talking to them about the story. They just lucked out on the timing.