Opera two-step authentication issue
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greg-wizards last edited by
@leocg Ok, even if security measures prevent you from logging in to this account and recovering stored passwords, bookmarks, settings, etc. the e-mail address is permanently lost?
If the e-mail adress is permanently blocked that means this is a security glitch.
I'm not interested to login with my alternative e-mail adress which I do not use on a daily basis, so now what? Should I change my Opera to Firefox, Chrome or Edge, because Opera's security policy does not respect the user?
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greg-wizards last edited by
@leocg Judging by the number of topics posted on this forum regarding the problem with regaining access to your account after enabling two-step verification, it seems that Opera's security officers do not understand that the problem lies within Opera security policy. Lack of awareness when enabling two-step verification is one thing, and a random case, independent of the user is another. But everyone is thrown into one sack. Administrative paranoia maybe?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@greg-wizards The email address is yours, you use it in Opera just to identify yourself.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@greg-wizards If that had happened with your Firefox or Chrome accounts, the result most probably would be the same. It would be a huge security issue if it were different.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@greg-wizards Now I got what you mean.
Yes, the email address couldn't be used in a new account since it would already be in use. -
greg-wizards last edited by greg-wizards
@leocg said in Opera two-step authentication issue:
@greg-wizards If that had happened with your Firefox or Chrome accounts, the result most probably would be the same. It would be a huge security issue if it were different.
Propably not, for example two-step verification in Google gives you, except Authenticator, alternative modes like SMS message, Voice verification and extra backup codes.
About Opera - therefore, it should either be possible to remove the e-mail address assigned to the account from the Opera database, which cannot be recovered or, after a certain period of inactivity, it should be returned to the pool of free addresses.
If any of these options are not possible, it means Opera is blocking e-mail addresses. The question for what? Because it's not for a security anymore. User protection should fulfill two roles - protection against unwanted access and protection of the user's interests. By blocking e-mail addresses the second role is not being properly realized by Opera. Obvious security flaw Guys...
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@greg-wizards If you enable two factors authentication in any service, you will get a backup code (or a few of them) to be used if you lost access to your authenticator app and/or to your device/phone number. Opera gives you a backup code too.
And although some sites allow you to have more than one method to get your authentication code, many of them only permit that one method is used at a time.
Opera is not blocking any address, it's a matter that can't be two accounts using the same email address at the same time.
I don't now if Opera cancels the account after a period of inactivity but if it does, that period most probably is long. -
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bluefalcon last edited by
Hello I have almost the same problem. Except in my case I accidentally erased Opera from my Google authenticator. I accessed my Opera account with the back up code but while trying to deactivate the 2FA on my account page it wont let me, I click on the deactivate button and asks me to enter my login info again (for security reasons I suppose), but the problem is as soon as the login appears it automatically sends me to the synced data page of my account. So I go back to try again but it keeps doing the same thing over and over. Has anyone know a solution for this? I need to reset the 2FA so I can clean install my Opera and to (obviously) add it to my Google authenticator again.
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Ismael-Khan last edited by
@bluefalcon can you send me a link to the 2fa authentication in the settings as i can no longer find it. I accidently used my iPhone camera to authenticate the app but I no longer know how to access that on my phone so i want to try and switch it to google authenticator if i can. thank you
