Mandatory Two-Factor

You seem to ignore the part about having to log in ten times a day, half the time having to turn off my VPN to do so just to see a camera feed that is on MY network.

There is no reason for that other than keeping me locked out of a camera I paid for.

“So you can’t handle 2FA once a month? Fine, opt out…”

As if 2FA was the only problem…I wish.

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I think that’s a good question, and that plus the cookies issue makes me wonder if part of the problem is because of what seems (from my outsider’s perspective) like Wyze’s broken/incomplete/wonky SSO implementation. :man_shrugging:

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I have occasion to visit this forum to ask questions about Wyze products when I am stuck. And I try to pay it forward with technical help. But, I can declare that I will visit less, even seldom when it becomes more trouble to “get in” that its worth the effort.

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Security is saving people from themselves and from the threats that are EVERYWHERE. 2FA is necessary and should be implemented on all the accounts in your life. Full Stop.

This is NOT a safe digital world. I am a security expert. I can subnet in my head. I can explain the 7-layer structure of computing to you. Want a class on DNS? Let’s talk.

2FA is the way of things. Passwords are becoming meaningless in terms of the computing power that is now starting to emerge to defeat passwords much more quickly.

If I am consulting and helping you and your family. I’m immediately turning on 2FA for all your accounts. If you don’t, prepare to get them taken. It will happen. Be afraid and protect yourself. That is the way of computing and information these days.

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If I was looking for a lecture on safety, I would call my mother so she could remind me to wear clean underwear.

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They definitely shouldnt be enforcing that, they need to fix the problems with their app and devices first because neither are secure

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Then you aren’t living in objective reality in our digital world. It’s not safe. Wyze has been criticized for security. This is one of the things in security that protects the end-user. It’s like the seat belt law… you have to save people from themselves.

They have more work to do… but this is one of things they must do on a long list of things to do. Every major company in the world enforces 2FA to login to their computer systems (usually with Duo). It’s the way of things.

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Relax, no need to be afraid. They are more important things to worry about.

Luckily we have a choice. Don’t make everything in life mandatory.

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[Mod Edit] Can I have your permission to live my life my way without you minding my business for me? Please? It is after all, my reality, good or bad. :slight_smile:

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So… You demand security when something is breached,
but want freedom otherwise.

You understand that Wyze has an ethical responsibility to help protect you and not just leave the door wide open? Security is what a responsible company is supposed to do. Even if you don’t see the value. You pay them to worry for you because you don’t know what you don’t know.

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Not to mention the fact Wyze could be sued if it was demonstrated their security practices were so lax they allowed a huge data breach.

Freedom is an illusion in our litigious society.

Of course there are more important things to worry about…

But not for Wyze… Security is the first thing they should be worrying about. It’s the ethical thing to do.

The ethical thing to do would be to give us a feed from our cameras without needing to log in to their website.

They create the problem by requiring us to log in to see a camera feed that we should not need to go outside our LAN to view.

Do that, and you eliminate over 95% of the logins, and the most secure login is the one you do not make :wink:

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I think you are confusing ethics and the technical hurdle to ensure that a connection to your camera must be validated by an outside Certificate Authority.

You need something to ensure you are who you say you are.

I think you are confusing my local wireless network with the internet? I know what’s on my network and none of it needs to be validated by an outside Certificate Authority.

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Wyze sells a gun safe but they don’t tell me how to use my gun. I like personal choices. Especially choices that don’t affect other’s interests.

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Terrible analogy.

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There are just so many experts on the internet. When I connect to devices on my LAN they do not attempt to go outside my LAN to verify who I am, or they would not be on My network very long.

I don’t know how You do security, but I know how I do it, and I do not need any advice from you.

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I’m confused, then why are you here? This is a forum for Wyze products and a thread around authenticating with Wyze. Can you please keep threads on topic?

Thanks.

You need to read the whole conversation, it is on topic.