From c3407fc375823e2b540f543725fe87831eb94aa1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pierre Carrier Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:17:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] justify myself in README.md --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 47bb063..7429844 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ Rooted Android? If your Android phone is rooted, it's easy to "back up" your secrets from an `adb shell` into `gauth`. # sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.apps.authenticator2/databases/database 'select email,secret from accounts' + +Really, does this make sense? +----------------------------- + +At least to me, it does. My laptop features encrypted storage, a stronger authentication mechanism, +and I take better care of preserving its physical integrity. My phone also runs arbitrary apps. + +Thanks to the convenience of a command line utility, my usage of 2-factor authentication went from +3 services to 9 over a few days. Clearly a win for security.