Mom's Original Two-Factor Authentication

mom saying 'if you're with your friends then make me talk to one of them' was the original 2-factor authentication

A social media post jokes that a mother asking to speak to one of her child's friends was an early version of two-factor authentication. The friend acts as a second identity check to verify that the child is really with friends, making the familiar parental rule sound like modern cybersecurity. EN: A social media post jokes that a mother asking to speak to one of her child's friends was an early version of two-factor authentication. The friend acts as a second identity check to verify that the child is really with friends, making the familiar parental rule sound like modern cybersecurity.

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