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This is a crazy problem. Even Apple requires you to use SMS 2FA, and does not let you opt out or use any alternatives.
My employer uses this as well and I was locked out (couldn't do any work) for an entire day because their SMS messages were not being delivered.
As a side note, Apple is also the only platform I've ever used that requires you to type your password in without seeing it, which makes using an actually-secure-password really fucking difficult.
2FA isn't the issue. The issue is single factor logins with only text messages, no password and often no username. Those messages allow anyone who intercepts them to login, no username or password is involved at all.
2FA via SMS is a perfectly fine solution, though there are more secure options like yubikeys or TOTP generation apps.
Completely disagree
I messaged my bank and they were unable to opt me out of it....
Same. Most of them don't allow it.