Re: Two-factor authentication

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Two-factor authentication
Date	2016-11-04 19:26 +0000
Message-ID	<e845nfF8u75U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<nvfms2$9e0$1@dont-email.me> <nviem8$hi6$1@dont-email.me> <nvihg8$qqq$1@dont-email.me>

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Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> 
> In article <nviem8$hi6$1@dont-email.me>, Alrescha  <alrescha@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2016-11-03 15:58:58 +0000, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> said:
>> 
>>> How did two-factor authentication get turned on if I never got a text
>>> message and the Mac kept saying it was waiting for approval?
>> 
>> If you are using a supported Apple device, you do not get a text 
>> message when using two-factor authentication.  Apple talks to the 
>> device using its own protocol.
> 
> Okay, but then why did I keep getting a "Waiting for approval" spinner? 

A temporary glitch. It's a complex mechanism. In the end two-factor
authentication *was* enabled. So it's no big deal.

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JR

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Two-factor authentication Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-11-03 15:58 +0000
  Re: Two-factor authentication Alan Browne <alan.browne@freeluchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 18:07 -0400
    Re: Two-factor authentication Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-11-03 23:09 +0000
      Re: Two-factor authentication Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 20:52 -0400
  Re: Two-factor authentication Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 12:58 -0400
    Re: Two-factor authentication Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-11-04 17:45 +0000
      Re: Two-factor authentication Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 14:18 -0400
      Re: Two-factor authentication Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 19:26 +0000

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