Hi,
Thanks for this. As I went to the link for the article you sent and the sign
in link on the page as it appears in IE 11 does not work with JFW 18 or Nvda
2017. Further when I bring up the article page in Fire Fox the sign in link
doesn't even appear. Is it just me? I'll go to the page you mentioned in
this message and give that a whirl.
Robin
-----Original Message-----
From: David Goldfield
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 5:18 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: For Comcast Users:Xfinity Now Offering
Two-factor Authentication for Better Security
Sure, no worries. It is likely available via
customer.xfinity.com
After signing in, you will *probably* need to go to Settings and then
the option to edit settings for the specific user on your account, which
is probably you. It's been a few weeks since I've seen the actual option
and so I admit my memory's a tad hazy.
On 3/20/2017 5:11 PM, Robin Frost wrote:
Oh happy day I must play with this at once. I tweeted at them about this not long ago how lovely for it to appear (smile).
Thanks for letting us know of it.
Robin
-----Original Message----- From: David Goldfield
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 5:02 PM
To: Philadelphia Computer Users Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] For Comcast Users:Xfinity Now Offering Two-factor Authentication for Better Security
Comcast has rolled out two-factor authentication or what they call
two-step verification for users who sign on either to their Web site or
their apps. To break it down into what I hope is plain English, it
offers a second layer of security when you sign in with your user name
and password. Even after entering your user name and password, you have
the option of receiving a six-digit verification code, which can be sent
to an email address of your choosing or as a text message to your
smartphone. Once you get this six-digit code, you enter it in an edit
box which will appear on the page. This process is an additional way for
you to verify that this is really you logging in and not an impostor.
This is an option and not something you have to go through. When I last
tested this it was accessible and was easy to turn on or off when using
a screen reader. However, if anything about this doesn't work as
expected from the perspective of accessibility, please let me know. The
instructions for enabling two-step verification can be found at
https://www.xfinity.com/support/account/enroll-2-step-verification/