Moving to enhance online security, Facebook on Tuesday said that it will soon offer users the ability to receive one-time passwords on their mobile phones and that it has already enabled the ability to sign out of Facebook remotely.. "[W]e're launching one-time passwords to make it safer to use public computers in places like hotels, cafes or airports," said Facebook product manager Jake Brill in a blog post. "If you have any concerns about security of the computer you're using while accessing Facebook, we can text you a one-time password to use instead of your regular password." The link for this article located at Information Week is no longer available. . Instagram is boosting account security by providing temporary codes for login on shared devices in libraries and airports.. One-Time Password, Mobile Security, Authentication Solutions. . Alex
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