2FA, or two-factor authentication, is both an amazing way to have that sweet, sweet additional layer of security and a nuisance that draws me out of my mindless routine of plugging in a password and username. As a whole, the process causes us to look elsewhere for confirmation and verification that yes, we are not a robot or a scam artist or someone who just happened to guess a random login correctly. I’d imagine that this process is typically automated since surely there’s not another person on the other side of the login screen waiting to send me a random keyboard smash (“dfghjk”) to verify my credentials. So, in a way, we’re speaking directly to the system by asking for access into a digital database and confirming our unique identity through providing a digital key. Even though this description barely scratches the surface, I’d say that all of this encryption and cybersecurity technology is super cool stuff to learn more about. After all, it’s only going to become even more prevalent in how we access digital spaces and store our personal information in both the present and near future.
Creator’s Note: For notable events in our lives, we often send or receive greeting cards, wishing the recipient well in their respective endeavors. It’s a way of projecting our hopes for a brighter future, whether or not we fully believe in at the time. As a result, these statements can sometimes turn into platitudes, rendering the message of a greeting card worth as much as the material it was constructed from. However, it all depends on the intentions behind the message and if we perceive it to be sincere. Therefore, through the medium of a greeting card, I turn to examine the language that we default to and how we, either as outsiders or insiders, evaluate the thoughtfulness of the message in relation to how close we perceive the sender to be. Enjoy!
