There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets."
Secrets iscybersecurity jargonfor a private piece of information used to unlock protected or sensitive information.
The long-awaited 2FA feature allows you to still access your codes even if your phone is lost or stolen.
Unfortunately, enabling the feature lacks the same level of encryption – at least for the moment.
Google says it offered the feature in this initial way for convenience.
2FA gives you an extra layer of security on top of your passwords.
For Big Tech, however, passwords are ultimately a vulnerable and ineffective way of keeping accounts secure.
Google, Apple and Microsoft havebanded together in the FIDO Alliance, short for “fast identity online.”
The goal is to have websites forego passwords for biometric login instead.
This can include fingerprint scans or face scans.
It can also include phone verification.
