First, thank you! But that didn't work either. When I added it to a new device, it just asked for my password and not any verification code.
And if that is in fact true, it defeats the purpose of 2-factor authentication entirely. The point of doing it is to create trusted devices. Someone who has already stolen my password (hoping this hasn't actually happened....) will have added my account, and will then have a trusted device - this contradicts the point, no? Or am I missing the point? On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Derek Chesterfield <d...@mac.com> wrote: > The second factor is only used when you add your iTunes account to a *new* > Mac or iOS device > > On 29 Mar 2013, at 01:12, Jeff Weinberger <j...@jeffweinberger.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone added 2-factor authentication to their Apple ID for use with > iTunes purchasing (and presumably other Apple ID uses)? I tried it and > can't get it to work as expected, at least. > > > > Here's what I expected to happen: > > > > - I enable 2-factor authentication, and verify my iPhone as a trusted > device > > - I try to make an iTunes purchase on another device (iPhone, iPad, Mac, > etc.) > > - It asks me for my password > > - It then asks me for a verification code, which gets sent to my iPhone > > - I enter that code and the device on which I just made the purchase is > now trusted for future purchases > > > > The same flow before 2-factor authentication was: > > > > - I try to make an iTunes purchase on any device (iPhone, iPad, Mac, > etc.) > > - It asks me for my password > > - The purchase completes > > > > Here's what actually happened: > > > > - I enabled 2-factor authentication and added my iPhone as a trusted > device > > - I tried to make an iTunes purchase on another device (I tried this > with 5 different devices, Macs, iPhones, iPads - all with the same result) > > - It asked for my password > > - the purchase completed > > > > It never asked for any kind of second factor for authentication as I > expected. > > > > I asked Apple, and they can't seem to figure it out (they read me their > documentation - which I had read and led me to believe my first scenario, > then they stopped responding) > > > > Has anyone tried this? Do you get the same results? Or am I expecting > the wrong thing? > > > > Any advice or direction is much appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacOSX-talk mailing list > > MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com > > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > >
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