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Originally Posted by eschwartz
It is absolutely not the same thing in the slightest.
Google two-factor authentication is real. You must have two factors. Without a second factor you cannot get in.
Chase two-step authentication offers two factors, but they will ALSO let you in with two of the same factor.
can != must
option != need
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Look, I'm not trying to get into a fight with you. I use Google. It has the same option as Chase - I don't have to do the 2-step everytime, just when I'm on a new computer.
It may be that neither is as secure as they could be. And I'm fully willing to admit I obviously misunderstood the definition of "2-step authentification" (since even Chase's customer service dept says they don't have it). But I only have a couple of accounts that have the OPTION of 2-step login of
some type so far - Chase and Google. (Maybe Yahoo - but if so, I don't think I have that one turned on).
ETA: I just remembered - I turned on 2-step for Dropbox website login as well. I forgot about that one, because the syncing on my computer happens without it, and I seldom login to the website.