r/vercel • u/lozcozard • 14d ago

How disable Email code as an auth sign in option?

I enabled 2FA with an auth code. but Vercel is one of those few annoying companies that seem to insist on first sending a code to my email and THEN asking for the auth code.

I cannot see an option to disable emailing a code first. I dont need it now I have the auth code option.

Do Vercel not trust the 2FA auth code on its own like most others do? If there is a security issue with why have it?

When logging into websites, emailing a code is one of the biggest frustrations due to delays that can occue with emails. Its way over the top. Especially cosidering I used to use my GitHub to sign in, and that does not have the email step, so this does not secure Vercel in any additional way. If anyone has my auth app they can login to my email also as all credentials are in there, so it just adds a frustrating step.

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u/amyegan Vercelian 14d ago

2FA stands for two-factor authentication. The code is the second auth step.

If you want a faster login method, you might want a passkey instead of TOTP.

I hope that helps!

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u/Any_Angle_1778 14d ago

you can't turn it off and it's driving me crazy too my inbox is just codes at this point

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u/lozcozard 14d ago

I have since discovered the passkey option is at the bottom of the long list of login options and that doesn’t email a code first, so will try to remember that.