It looks like new changes, including support for two-factor authentication codes within the iCloud Keychain, are en route for iOS 14.
Per an early build of the upcoming operating system, users will find the following new security features:
- Users will receive a warning if they reuse a password.
- Support for two-factor authentication codes.
Currently, iOS can warn you of reused passwords by showing an alert icon when you go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Websites & App Passwords. It’s presently unknown how this new warning will be different in iOS 14, one possibility is that users could see an alert within Safari, or as a notification.
As part of two-factor authentication codes, Apple added a new feature for Messages that shows the code above the keyboard, meaning the user won’t have to open the Messages app. Given that SMS-based two-factor authentication isn’t regarded as secure, it could be handy to see this support arrive for the iCloud Keychain.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Mac Observer and 9to5Mac