Show HN: SMS to Slack, receive 2FA codes in Slack

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Post by gordalina » Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 5:19 PM UTC

Show HN: SMS to Slack, receive 2FA codes in Slack
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Post by varunsharma07 » Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 6:55 PM UTC

Interesting. I have felt the need for this before. Do you also support authenticator app codes? I believe authenticator apps are recommended relative to SMS.

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Post by gordalina » Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 8:02 PM UTC

varunsharma07 wrote: post #2

Interesting. I have felt the need for this before. Do you also support authenticator app codes? I believe authenticator apps are recommended relative to SMS.

I don't currently have authenticator codes, but they can be easily added. Would you like to try out that feature?

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Post by Raed667 » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 7:50 AM UTC

I remember a few years ago doing something similar with a Twilio number. This seems like a bit less setup, but how is this different from that?

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Post by detaro » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 7:51 AM UTC

Raed667 wrote: post #4

I remember a few years ago doing something similar with a Twilio number. This seems like a bit less setup, but how is this different from that?

why would it be "different from that" except for not having to set it up yourself?

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Post by Raed667 » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 8:45 AM UTC

detaro wrote: post #5

Raed667 wrote: post #4

I remember a few years ago doing something similar with a Twilio number. This seems like a bit less setup, but how is this different from that?

why would it be "different from that" except for not having to set it up yourself?

I was wondering if there was a competitive advantage, maybe different providers besides Twillio or more countries etc..

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Post by jamesy0ung » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 9:29 AM UTC

Wow. 10 cents per message, that is not cheap.

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Post by mattpallissard » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 5:28 PM UTC

I want fewer messages in slack. Not more.

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Post by gordalina » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 7:10 PM UTC

Raed667 wrote: post #4

I remember a few years ago doing something similar with a Twilio number. This seems like a bit less setup, but how is this different from that?

It's different for two reasons: - As @detaro mentioned, it's a fully managed solution where you don't have to set it up, or more importantly, maintain it - it's all done for you. - Twilio numbers do not receive SMS messages from short code numbers, which are usually the ones sending 2FA messages.

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Post by Raed667 » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 7:17 PM UTC

gordalina wrote: post #9

Raed667 wrote: post #4

I remember a few years ago doing something similar with a Twilio number. This seems like a bit less setup, but how is this different from that?

It's different for two reasons: - As @detaro mentioned, it's a fully managed solution where you don't have to set it up, or more importantly, maintain it - it's all done for you. - Twilio numbers do not receive SMS messages from short code numbers, which are usually the ones sending 2FA messages.

I didn't know (or notice) that twilio couldn't revive sms from short code numbers. Thanks for the info!