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Co-authored-by: Dipika Bhattacharya <[email protected]>
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chrisdavidmills and dipikabh committed Jul 20, 2023
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SMS OTPs are useful for verifying phone numbers, and using SMS for a second factor is certainly better than having no second factor. In some regions, other identifiers such as email addresses and authenticators are not widely-used, so SMS OTPs are very common.

However, SMS isn't that secure. Attackers can spoof SMS and hijack a person's phone number, and carriers can recycle phone numbers to new users after an account is closed.
However, SMSes aren't that secure. Attackers can spoof an SMS and hijack a person's phone number. Carriers can recycle phone numbers to new users after an account is closed.

You are therefore recommended to use a stronger form of authentication if possible, such as a [Web Authentication API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Authentication_API)-based solution involving a password and security key, or a passkey.
You are, therefore, recommended to use a stronger form of authentication if possible, such as a [Web Authentication API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Authentication_API)-based solution involving a password and security key or a passkey.

### How does it work?

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