Yeah I wrote some code that got U2F support working through inside the
OATHAuth extension, though I don't think it ever got to Gerrit.

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018, 10:31 Simon Walker, <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On 12/08/18 17:47, Petr Bena wrote:
> > Right now there are only two options for two factor
> > authentication:
> >
> > * Don't use two-factor authentication (insecure) * Use two factor
> > authentication (annoying as hell)
>
> Has any thought been given to supporting alternate methods of 2FA,
> such as the FIDO Universal Second Factor (U2F)?
>
> These reduce the time taken to authenticate the second factor to a
> couple of seconds (plug in, press one button), versus the smartphone
> TOTP apps (unlock phone, open app, find right code in list, type it in).
>
> I'm aware there's a cost to the tokens, and I'm not suggesting there
> be a requirement on them, just an optional alternate for those who
> either already own one or are willing to spend around £10.
>
> GitHub and Google both support U2F as an alternate to TOTP, and either
> method can be used when the second factor is required.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Simon
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