Hi Libtech,
Many users in Iran are reporting that, since 2-3 months ago when they are
trying to active a application through text
messages(Telegram,Whatsapp,skype...) or receiving 2-step verification for
Google or Facebook, they will receive it through a number inside Iran and
sometimes through mo
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Nariman Gharib
wrote:
> I want to know anybody here know is it a big deal or not and how we can
> solve this issue?
>
Their SMS partner probably now has a relationship with a local
telecommunications services company. I'm not sure it's anymore dangerous
than if
I think it means the codes are generated by the state agencies.
From: col...@averysmallbird.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:23:12 -0500
To: liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Receiving phone verification and 2-Step
Verification codes through a 'number inside Iran&
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 12:10 PM, elham gheytanchi
wrote:
> I think it means the codes are generated by the state agencies.
>
They are not, the international companies would contract with an SMS
gateway to send codes. That SMS gateway should be a more or less a dumb
pipe that transmits whatever
Google has sent its codes via SMS with Iranian number since 6 months ago.
On 16 January 2015 at 17:39, Collin Anderson
wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 12:10 PM, elham gheytanchi
> wrote:
>
>> I think it means the codes are generated by the state agencies.
>>
>
> They are not, the internation
I think regardless of its sender, since the authority can read the SMS it
would be better to ask users inside the country to use the app rather than
a mobile phone number.
On 16 January 2015 at 12:44, Amin Sabeti wrote:
> Google has sent its codes via SMS with Iranian number since 6 months ago.
I think that's reasonable, not only due to the potential for interception
or blocking of the messages, but also because these usually have a shorter
lifespan, which should provide some added protection against the phishing
of 2FA codes.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 12:54 PM, S.Aliakbar Mousavi wrote:
Geographical numbers (i.e. the number which an SMS is sent from) can be
purchased by a telecoms company, e.g. an SMS gateway supplier, relatively
easily.
It does not necessarily mean the message is sent from a company within Iran.
Once the message is delivered to the Iranian telco, then thats
