On 31/03/2024 13:03, Kevin Kofler via devel wrote:

This 2FA nonsense needs to stop! GitHub has enforced compulsory 2FA for 
contributors for a while, starting with "important" projects, then getting 
stricter and stricter. It has done absolutely nothing to stop this attack. 
How could it, when the backdoor was apparently introduced by the authorized 
maintainer? (Or if not, the attacker must have had access to their 2FA 
secret as well.) So, 2FA DOES NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM! STOP FORCING 2FA ON 
US! And especially DO NOT abuse this incident as an excuse to force 2FA down 
our throats, since 2FA DOES NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. Sorry for being 
repetitive, but you were, too. THIS 2FA NONSENSE NEEDS TO STOP!

2FA for Fedora packagers doesn't solve this issue, but that wasn't Adam's point. What Adam is saying is that we're in danger of focusing too much on a specific issue while we should spent our time and energy on the general security aspect of Fedora. 2FA isn't nonsense, it strengthens security by a lot. A compromised (proven)packager account can do a lot of harm and can take a while to be noticed. If this would happen to us, Fedora's reputation would tank immediately. Mint is still regarded as a insecure distro (in my circles) for things that happened before I even entered the linux scene...

Like it or not, this is 2024 and passwords are not as secure as they used to be. Yelling about it isn't going to solve anything. Meanwhile, enabling 2FA helps A LOT even if used incorrectly (e.g. storing it in the same keepassxc database).

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