Re: South Africa On Lockdown - Coronavirus - Update!

[Eric Tykwinski <eric-list () truenet com>]

I’ve already been playing with YubiKeys, but sadly Google Titan wouldn't work with Windows Hello.  
Might be something I was doing wrong...

Sincerely,

Eric Tykwinski
TrueNet, Inc.
P: 610-429-8300

> On Mar 23, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Peter Beckman <beckman () angryox com> wrote:
>
> Software-based TOTP offer more security than no one-time passwords, but
> admittedly less than the physical tokens. Google Authenticator, Authy,
> 1Password, LastPass all support TOTP.
>
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2020, Alexandre Petrescu wrote:
>
> > I dont know where are people about supporting VPN and one-time passwords on tokens.
> >
> > At my work place a few people dont have tokens (OTP - One Time PAsswords).  The reserve of these tokens has been 
> > exhausted.  NEw ones are being on order.  Until then some people cant get on VPN.
> >
> > Some people forgot their token on their desk and had to to travel to office to get it, a thing not good to do to go 
> > to office now.
> >
> > Some (not sure) might have issues with syncing these devices.  An OTP token has a certain skew about clock, and a 
> > battery that lasts long. Hopefully, one's token has been synchronised recently and the battery is new.  The length 
> > of time one cant go to office might be anywhere between 21 days (announced) and 2 months (experrience eg in Wuhan 
> > still closed).  Some times the synching of clock can be performed remotely, and some 'coin' batteries can be 
> > replaced by the person with skill and tools, could be extracted from a quartz watch for example.
> >
> > An OTP device can be of many kinds.  Some people keep OTPs on paper (I did some time ago).  Some OTP devices are 
> > like Japanese 'tamaguchi' format, others like a credit card format.
> >
> > Alex, LF/HF 3
> >
> > Le 23/03/2020 à 20:47, Mark Tinka a écrit :
> > > On 23/Mar/20 21:20, Peter Beckman wrote:
> > > > But also:
> > > >
> > > >     "The categories of people who will be exempted from this lockdown
> > > >      are... those involved in the production, distribution and supply
> > > >      of... telecommunications services"
> > > >
> > > >     https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/2020/03/23/breaking-nationwide-lockdown-announced-in-south-africa/
> > > > I think most anyone on this list could be considered exempt.
> > > > I do hope the same will be true should our respective local and national
> > > > governments take similar action.
> > > Yes, a number of "essential services" have been identified as needing to
> > > continue to operate under special dispensation during the lockdown, and
> > > telecoms falls within that.
> > > The details of the implementation of the dispensation may be nuanced.
> > > Experience will tell us more in the coming days.
> > > Mark.
>
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