I'm a bit shocked/surprised that Wikipedia/Wikimedia only allows "privileged user groups" to enable 2FA, which is basic security in 2025.
#wikipedia #wikipedia #infosec #security
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication
Alex /
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