works in dual authentication key - The Republic

experts are thinking about blogging this solution to prevent intrusion, writes Wired. It would already be in testing

ROME – A system “double” authentication for Twitter, in addition to user name and password, provide for the insertion of another code, generated at the time and sent to the registered device, to prevent intrusions into their account. And ‘This is the mechanism which is working the micro-blogging platform as reported by Wired. A measure, explains the magazine of digital culture, which would be in the internal test phase and aiming to reduce theft of account as that happened yesterday when they were “punctured” the Associated Press account.

Security solution would already being studied by engineers from Twitter and it would be in the testing phase prior to its availability to all users. In addition to login with your username and password, the system provides for the inclusion of a code sent to a device previously indicated (eg mobile phone) if you was to perform access to Twitter from a location different from the usual one. Twitter, says Wired, had placed an advertisement in February to try working engineers who worked on this kind of security solutions.

The last, resounding case of identity theft on social networks is happened yesterday, the Associated Press account has been hacked and hackers have posted a tweet with

the news of explosions at the White House that President Obama would be involved. Launch of ‘hoax’ but caused panic for some time, with a lot of heavy braking on Wall Street in three minutes the rush equity have burned something like 135 billion dollars. Then recovered un til after the session, which ended with the plus sign.