Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Anti-harassment/Minimize Wikimedia/Wikipedia's risk by enforcing 2FA on 'Mandatory Use User' groups/Proposal
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- Problem: Even though we know, It's extremely important for administrators and editors with advanced permissions to keep their accounts secure, Not everyone in the Mandatory use user groups & SSH key Wikitech users had been enabled 2FA security in their account. If any of these accounts are compromised, it could cause widespread disruption and vandalism in Wikimedia/Wikipedia.
- Proposed solution:
- Implement T242031. Minimize the situation where people get locked out of their accounts, as much as possible.
- Give them a private message and a month to familiarize themselves with 2FA.
- Then add them to $wgOATHRequiredForGroups. Prevent them from using their rights until they enable 2FA.
- If we can implement it smartly, then Foundation won't be needing any paid staff to act as support representatives.
- Who would benefit: It will minimize Wikimedia/Wikipedia's risk of being compromised.
- More comments: This way, we can get one step closer to making this possible for all concerned editors. The security team and community tech team should work together on this community wish.
- Phabricator tickets: T150898, T242031
- Proposer: MASUM THE GREAT (talk) 23:19, 30 January 2023 (UTC)