Really glad that Evernote has two-factor. I only recently discovered this so I am late to the game. But one question: It only allows identifying a computer for 30 days, implying I have to every 30 days re-enter an authentication code. This seems odd to me. If I am going to authorize a particular computer at all it seems I would either say don't remember the computer at all (such as using a public computer) or say that I want to remember it always (using my own computer). All other sites I use that rely upon two-factor have this binary decision with a single check mark to remember the computer or not. What would be the purpose for only remembering an owned computer for 30 days? What would be the purpose of remembering a public computer for as much as 30 days?
I'm sure I'm missing other aspects of how this might be helpful but it is definitely not helpful in my case -- and is even annoying. I want to be able to say "remember this computer" and be done with it because I use it all the time. Or, I want to not remember it at all, and have to always enter the authentication code so I can be sure I'm not inadvertently leaving it mistakenly accessible for some while after I am no longer using the computer.
At minimum, please add an option in addition to the 30-day option to remember a computer indefinitely.
Two Step Authentication thread
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Really glad that Evernote has two-factor. I only recently discovered this so I am late to the game. But one question: It only allows identifying a computer for 30 days, implying I have to every 30 days re-enter an authentication code. This seems odd to me. If I am going to authorize a particular computer at all it seems I would either say don't remember the computer at all (such as using a public computer) or say that I want to remember it always (using my own computer). All other sites I use that rely upon two-factor have this binary decision with a single check mark to remember the computer or not. What would be the purpose for only remembering an owned computer for 30 days? What would be the purpose of remembering a public computer for as much as 30 days?
I'm sure I'm missing other aspects of how this might be helpful but it is definitely not helpful in my case -- and is even annoying. I want to be able to say "remember this computer" and be done with it because I use it all the time. Or, I want to not remember it at all, and have to always enter the authentication code so I can be sure I'm not inadvertently leaving it mistakenly accessible for some while after I am no longer using the computer.
At minimum, please add an option in addition to the 30-day option to remember a computer indefinitely.