“An X has never, ever marked (the) location” of treasure, Indiana Jones explained to a surprisingly captivated class. Now we know that an X marks, on the other hand, the grave of Twitter. As part of the change from one name to another, X is preparing to take a new step that marks the end of life of Twitter, which could have embarrassing consequences for users who prioritize security.
In a message posted on Otherwise, they will no longer be able to access your account after November 10.
Why this change?
The good news is that this has nothing to do with any security breach. The explanation is much less worrying and simpler. Physical security keys or Passkeys, which supposedly replace passwords by securing access to an account thanks to strong authentication through a biometric device, be it your iPhone or your PC equipped with a fingerprint reader, are associated with the domain name twitter.com. Each authentication request, when you want to access your account, must be made to the correct domain name. However, when X (permanently) abandons the Twitter name, requests to twitter.com will be rejected to prevent any phishing attempts.
Once the November 10 deadline has passed, people who have not generated a new key associated with x.com will be locked out of their Twitter account, sorry X.
The procedure to avoid this disaster is simple and only requires a few minutes.
- Sign in to your account from the X website or app for iOS and Android
- Go to Settings & privacy, tap or click Security & account access, and then Security.
- From there you can access your Passkey, in the Identification key subsection or your physical key from Two-factor authentication.
- Delete the key linked to the Twitter domain by entering your password.
- Now all you have to do is create a new passkey or save a new key to your secure USB stick.
If you want peace of mind, you can take advantage of this review of your security to write down and keep a new emergency code.
A priori, X has contacted the users affected by this change. If you haven’t yet activated two-factor authentication for your X account, this is probably the right opportunity to take the step. You won’t regret it. Even Elon Musk had his account hacked in the past, which already says…
Source: BFM TV
