Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Facebook Introduces One-Time Passwords

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-forgot-that-too dept.

angry tapir writes "Worried about logging into Facebook from a strange computer? There's now a way to get into the popular social network without entering your regular Facebook password. It's called a temporary password. To use it, users must list their mobile phone numbers with their Facebook accounts. They can then text a number from their phones and Facebook sends back a temporary password that is good for 20 minutes. The service will be available worldwide in the next few weeks."

2 of 215 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Real advantage over SSL? by Rijnzael · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't think this is an attempt to prevent interception of passwords in transit over the network; I believe it's an attempt to prevent keyloggers or other nefarious software/hardware on a machine from impacting the user's privacy.

  2. Improving in the wrong direction... by Haedrian · · Score: 3, Interesting

    When people want more security on their facebook, they usually mean protection from Facebook and other corporations - not passwords themselves.

    How about fixing the lack of privacy instead?