Please require a security key to make changes to my security key setup!

I think it's great that you guys have started offering really strong 2fa protection to logging into my Apple account on a new device, by requiring that a physical security key.


But please, give us the option to *require using a security key* to change those settings! If you only require a password, you aren't requiring physical presence, and though it may be unlikely, in the case of someone hacking my machine and getting remote control of it, they would be able to remove this protection. Requiring physical presence is the entire point of requiring security keys in the first place! It seems like such an oversight to be honest....

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.2

Posted on Dec 18, 2024 3:07 PM

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Dec 18, 2024 4:42 PM in response to mohamedhafez

Read this article for how the system is designed to work. I don't see it matching what you are doing.


About Security Keys for Apple Account - Apple Support

- “A security key is a small external device that looks like a thumb drive or tag, which can be used for verification when signing in to your Apple Account using two-factor authentication.”

- A security key can act as the second piece of information, instead of the six-digit verification code that is normally used.

- Because you use a physical key instead of the six-digit code, security keys strengthen the two-factor authentication process and help prevent your second authentication factor from being intercepted or requested by an attacker.


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