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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/25/19 12:10 PM, jp charras wrote:
> Le 25/11/2019 à 17:53, Kevin Cozens a écrit :
>> On 2019-11-25 11:03 a.m., Seth Hillbrand wrote:
>>> 2FA would be using something like Google Authenticator on your phone,
>>> a YubiKey or SMS message code to verify your login on a computer in
>>> addition to the password.
>>
>> It may not affect me as I'm a user of KiCad and occasional reporter of
>> bugs. What gitlab activities would require 2FA? Reading the link
>> supplied about 2FA says it would send a message to a phone. I don't
>> have, or want, a cell phone. How would requiring 2FA affect others
>> without a cell phone who want to use the gitlab repo site?
>>
> 
> I am also like Kevin:
> I don't have, or want, a cell phone (or any Google account).
> 
> A simple password is not perfect, but at least it is easy to use and
> works from any computer install.
> Kicad gitlab repo is for a FOSS development.
> It is not for Fort Knox access management.
> 

I'm not going to force anyone to do this so please use your best
judgment if you have commit access to the master repo.  For those of you
who are willing to use 2FA, please do so.  I already have my account set up.

Cheers,

Wayne