[BUG-5753] Account Security: Two-Factor / Two-Step Authentication

[sl-service-account]

How would you like the feature to work?

Sign into Second Life using Two-Factor Authentication by SMS Text or Mobile Authenticator Apps (Such as; Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.) for enhanced account security. After inserting username and password, a security window should pop up to enter the one-time authenticator code for two-step authentication before allowing sing-in to the website or virtual world via the viewer.

Why is this feature important to you? How would it benefit the community?

Two-Factor authentication is becoming an industry-standard for online security. Having this in Second Life will provide better peace-of-mind for residents who are scared of getting their passwords cracked / accounts hacked. Two-step authentication will prevent any unauthorized access even if passwords have been compromised. Please make this happen and provide us with better account security!

Links

Related

• [BUG-18201] Two step login authentication to prevent phishing and account theft #2601
• [BUG-40521] 2 Factor Authentication #12185

Original Jira Fields

Field	Value
Issue	BUG-5753
Summary	Account Security: Two-Factor / Two-Step Authentication
Type	New Feature Request
Priority	Unset
Status	Been Triaged
Resolution	Triaged
Reporter	davidventer (davidventer)
Created at	2014-04-16T10:20:08Z
Updated at	2016-09-16T09:08:28Z

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  'Business Unit': ['Platform'],
  'Date of First Response': '2014-04-23T13:22:46.818-0500',
  'How would you like the feature to work?': 'Sign into Second Life using Two-Factor Authentication by SMS Text or Mobile Authenticator Apps (Such as; Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.) for enhanced account security. After inserting username and password, a security window should pop up to enter the one-time authenticator code for two-step authentication before allowing sing-in to the website or virtual world via the viewer.',
  'Target Viewer Version': 'viewer-development',
  'Why is this feature important to you? How would it benefit the community?': 'Two-Factor authentication is becoming an industry-standard for online security. Having this in Second Life will provide better peace-of-mind for residents who are scared of getting their passwords cracked / accounts hacked. Two-step authentication will prevent any unauthorized access even if passwords have been compromised. Please make this happen and provide us with better account security!',
}

[sl-service-account]

Alexa Linden commented at 2014-04-23T18:22:47Z

Thank you for your suggestion.