Alphabay requiring 2FA for all vendors

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March 13th, 2016
We now enforce mandatory 2FA (two-factor authentication) for all vendors. This is part of an increasing effort to stop phishing on the marketplace. We recommend that everyone uses 2FA for more security.


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[1 Points] 100x100ug:

Check out this post by /u/alphabaysupport for more information about the enforced 2FA.

To put a drastic stop to vendors getting phished on Alphabay,
we now enforce mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for
all vendors on the marketplace. In addition, the encrypted
message (on login) will include an authentication code, and a
warning message with the list of official links. Since the list of
links is bundled together with the auth code in the PGP message,
it is unforgeable by any phishing proxy page.

Vendors who got a free waiver but didn't put a PGP key in their
profile will be prompted to enter one on their next login, and
2FA will be enforced. In addition, when a new user registers
and sets a PGP key in the registration form, 2FA will automatically
be enabled, with the same unforgeable list of official links in the
PGP message.

We will see how this goes in the near future, but we expect the
phishing to stop fairly quickly. 


[1 Points] MitalikaSucks:

Sounds like a good news