Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
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Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
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Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#2It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#3It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#4Note that this is not a new service, but the discount percentage has been increased:
“Previously, we gave a 2% discount, which was probably only significant for high volume senders. 10% makes it significant for everybody.”
However, I'm still not doing it – too much hassle. Instead, I just have 1Password create unique passwords for each service I use and change the passwords once in a while.
That said: I'm a satisfied MailChimp customer and I really appreciate that they continue to improve their service.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#5It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
Google Authenticator is opensource[1] and implements a standard.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#6It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
They made Alter Ego and are doing this to try to get uptake versus Duo and other vendors.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
Google Authenticator is opensource[1] and implements a standard. [1] https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/
Google Authenticator is also used by Amazon for AWS and LastPass.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#8It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
If you follow that rationale your going to enter a spiral of reinventing wheels ad infinitum.
Just make sure that whatever you rely on can be substituted for another system and you're good to go. You depend on that service but on the off chance that it's discontinued your business is not at risk.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#9It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
GA is just the better known implementation of OATH/TOTP. There are independent third-party implementations; I use a J2ME one, which works fine even with Google's own webapps.
Re: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor security
#10It had me until Alter Ego. Why not just use Google Authenticator?
See Google Reader. When you create your own solutions, you don't have to worry about somebody else changing the rules down the road.
There's a page[1] describing why they created AlterEgo.
They basically claim everything else was too difficult for people to use - which is funny considering the other companies[2] using Google Authenticator. They also call it "1.5-factor authentication", which is kind of unsettling.
AlterEgo is a closed-source online-only service provided by MailChimp, while Google Authenticator is an offline, open-source, standards-based, two-factor security solution that anyone can implement on a wide range of platforms. You'd have to want less compatibility, less reliability and less security to use AlterEgo.
[1] http://blog.mailchimp.com/introducing-alterego-1-5-factor-au...