Gmail users will soon no longer receive confirmation codes arriving via SMS as Google intends to switch to QR code-based authentication.
The aim of the change is to combat the safety risks of SMS. Skrypko ievgen
Google intends to abandon the six-digit confirmation codes sent via SMS in Gmail.
The well -known British technology journalist tells about it Davey Winder In a Forbes Newslet in writing. Winder says he has received confirmation from the inside of Google From Ross Richendrfer and Kimberly from Samra.
Usually, the verification code sent by SMS has been used as an additional security measure, for example, when a user logs into Gmail with a new device, an unusual activity is detected by the account, or an unusual activity has passed.
Google intends to replace the SMS confirmation with the authentication based on the QR code. In practice, when requesting additional confirmation, the QR code will be displayed on the screen, which the user scans on their phone with a camera.
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If the user is already logged in to their Google account on the phone, he or she can confirm the login with one touch. Otherwise, he must first log in to his account by phone before approval.
The company justifies the change by the fact that the confirmation codes supplied by SMS are prone to scams and is no longer considered a reliable safety remedy.
In addition, SMS -based authentication has been utilized in scams where the scammers have sent large quantities of confirmation messages to paid numbers.
Because Google sends these messages to its users for free, it has had to pay their shipping costs to operators, which in turn have paid some of the funds to the cheaters.
The exact timetable for switching to QR codes has not yet been announced.