Protecting user accounts with passwords only has never been a prime example of top security. While one could argue that there are certain sites that don’t store any personality information and where a simple username and password combination is secure enough, this is not necessarily true. Due to password recycling even these can be a potential stepping stone for hackery. As a result, two-factor authentication even in the case of WordPress is advisable. Using a tool like Telegram is an optimal choice for this. It is supremely secure, user-friendly, free and most importantly it has a bot solution that serves this purpose perfectly. What is Two-Factor Authentication and why Telegram is a good medium enabling this? When I decided on creating an addon plugin for the Two-Factor WordPress plugin, my main motivation besides security of course, was to use a tool that suits perfectly to be the medium of authentication. However, before I dig into the technical details, let’s just … Continue reading Two Factor with Telegram WordPress Plugin