Topic: Which of the two will you choose as a gambler? - page 4. (Read 628 times)

Email based authentication is fine.

It worked for me without any failures till now and it is because my emails are safe as well. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated it not good for you it is not good for the player.

If email-based auth wasn't good enough security-wise, nobody would be using it by now.

I prefer email-based authentication.

Easy and I guess it's hard to hack an email full of 2FA. Keys are very vulnerable because much of the time they were stored on the PC, and obviously, PC are naturally also vulnerable and can easily be baited in phishing and some sort of hi-jacking.

Even if you have Windows Defenders or even multiple AVs, there are still undetected malware roaming around that may compromise or mimic those keys.

I choose the more secured one, we are gambling money here so it's just right to give the best security of your account. Though the option one is quite simple, but when it comes to money I'd rather value security over convenient, and with that said, I confirm that all my gambling site accounts are secured with 2FA.

Although the first option is easier to use, it is not a very safe option. My preference will be the second option because I care about security and it is important to remain anonymous. The second option is absolutely safe, anonymous and less risk-free. Also, it is entirely up to the user to decide whether or not to keep your private code generated for your account in the memory of a single computer, even though it has been mentioned as a disadvantage. It would definitely be wrong to state that there is such a disadvantage if it is stored in at least two or more areas. To briefly comment on other disadvantages, unfortunately it is a risky choice as it will not be possible to access that code again as a result of the slightest copy or change error, but as I mentioned in the previous sentence, you can protect your code on several different devices or locations. On the other hand, unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done if the code is stolen. It should not be forgotten that no method or security measure can be completely flawless.

The second one "turns me off" - how secure is that option really? Because using a clipboard to copy-paste a code can easily be targetted by some malicious software and the code does not expire, which makes 2FA much safer imo.

AFAIK, you can generate 2FA through Ledger too. If privacy is your concern, you can create an isolated email address strictly to use it for a website authentication. If you create one through ProtonMail, you can use it even on Tor (protonirockerxow.onion). I'd rather have a code that expires every X seconds than have a code that never expires which anyone could use at any time to do damage to my accounts.

I am okay with number one because I don't understand too much with the number 2. Besides that, I think the number one will be more familiar to me as I see that is applied to many gambling websites or another website. I will use a different password for every website. That is what I always did with all of my accounts.

The second option is still the best choice, I myself use it.  When I put a considerable amount of money in the gambling or exchange platform, it is compulsory for me to install Keys Based Authentication.

However, if I only enter a few USD, then I use Email Based Authentication.
The point is that when there is enough money I deposit, I have to use Keys Based Authentication.  For the sake of maintaining the security of my assets,

From the cons side of Keys Based Authentication, I am aware of all that, because there is indeed no tolerance for keeping funds safe.  So I have to prepare everything carefully.

Three types of security:

• Something you know-password which is easily hackable
• Something you have- 2FA apps installed on Android phone
• Yourself- Fingerprint or eye scanning

The last choice is the best one but it is also hackable and there are weak points, I will go for the second option.

I am prone into forgetting password, pins or codes and I already lost 1 account that has some fund deposited on it that's why I prefer option 1, I am a casual gambler and never put a lot of fund on any gambling site account that I play on and I only use a dummy email account(which I highly recommend for other casual gamblers like me) to use for registering so I am not worried about my identity or important information being leaked or stolen.

Keybase ofcourse, there are many ways and options one can manipulate to expose your identity on the web. What had me challenged backed then was my investment on a platform that went down without my notice in 2015. Then, I used option one(email and 2fa) this couldn't help me even though I tried my humanly possible best to protect my investment. There is a saying that" no system is safe online " this facts are true, due to this, option two is better and secure, if you're investing a huge amount of funds online.

Option 2 for me even though option 1 has an easy and more noticeable type of security Anonymity beats them all but you will need to be very careful is using this kind of security because you yourself might forget your private key very easily but the safety of your account is at hand here and you can be sure that it will not gonna end up in a hack brute force!

But you will need extra care and you will need a back up if you would lose or forget your private-key other than that most people prefer a more complicated system but you can always be sure about strong security it has.

For a gambling site, It's absolutely better to choose the key-based authentication if we are aiming for the security that we are aiming for. But for me, I don't really use key-based authentication on a gambling site because I am fine using email authentication plus 2-fa. So far I am not losing any funds by being hacked.  To be honest, using email authentication for me is less hassle to use. I'm fine having the 2-fa because it's my daily procedure on every account that offers 2-fa security.

At the level of my gambling experience, I would say that Option 2 will be good.

However, I usually don't play that huge amount though, so personally I will pick Option 1, much easier for me to maintain. So. I guess the answer should be how much money you are spending in our online gambling. If you are a whale then definitely Option 2 will be better for you. But if you are just a recreational gambler, Option 1 will fit you much better.

I prefer the email based security I find it more safer as long as you know how to secure your email, I have two factor authentication and phone verification, compare to keys you need to find a good place to store it, many of us store their keys  to their email.

I voted for option because I know that's the best one to secure your accounts but there are platforms that offer both to have not just 1 option. If there is an option for both I guess I'll go for that.

Both have flaws and advantages but overall that depends on the individual securing his/her personal information.

I like to think that only the user is responsible for securing his/her account.Therefore I will always choose 2Fa authentication and I will also make sure I keep a long backup code stored at a safe place(old laptop with linux) this way I have a way to recover if the 2fa is broken in some way.Many 2fa casinos are using google authenticator which allows for a long code as a backup code after you have scanned the 2fa option in the page.

The evaluation of authentication has traveled a long way before what we have right now:

By late 90's it was:
username (unique identifier)
password
email ID
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By early 2000's we had:
email as unique identifier
and password with certain charterers and in length was recommended
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Then
email/mobile as unique identifier
password (with strength notifier: strong/week/neutral)
2FA as optional
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Then
mobile
OTP (no need of password to be set while registration)
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Unique identifier (system generated)
Password
email

I guess the next level should be bio-metric based authentications like already mobile devices are authenticating us.

Every system has own advantages and pitfalls. Basic measurements we must follow for tension-free life:
1. Not using same email/password everywhere to protect identity and to prevent hacks.
2. Knowing well-in advance about account/password recovery processes.
3. Not keeping big balances with your online accounts so that you never need to bother about losing accounts if happens.
4. Keeping log of accounts along with IDs and password and keep this log secured. There are lots of PWD maintaining tools are available in desktop and mobile versions (tools which are working offline are recommended).

What type of authenticating method we prefer is having least weightage but how securely using them by following all the protecting measurements is the actual key here.

As a small time gambler with not much balance in my account (which I don't usually store crypto in it), sometimes none, I would always choose the 2FA verification. I don't worry much about the security of my account because I am using different email to avoid password and account tracing. Though I must admit, I am using 2-3 the same password from all of my accounts in the internet. I don't usually dig complex account security, unless If I have stored huge amount of money or crypto.

I would be on option 1.

I've been using that option for a long time now and I don't have a problem with it. I am just a casual gambler so I don't have any problems with the security since I don't have that much to gamble in the first place. Another thing is that I usually just use the gambling site's faucet so I don't really elevate from 2FA since it doesn't matter really. I have a dummy email for all of my gambling accounts so I don't have a problem with it being connected in a social media account or other site's credentials or logins.

Well we know that most of the gambling sited are use the email and I think it is still safe, but for the key Based Authentication is more safe because it is less risk of hacking your account in the gambling sited because the key is only save either to the paper or other documents. Many email now are prone to hack because of the luck security the accounts safety is depends on us.