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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by Vexs on Monday June 27, 2016 @10:26AM (#11986322)
Huh, never thought about it, but that's a pretty good argument against random security questions.
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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by simbalion on Friday July 01, 2016 @04:21AM (#12014589)
Another good argument is: having 5 passwords is not more secure than 1 really strong password.

I also think 2fa is ridiculous for 99% of applications. The widespread adoption we've seen is largely the result of developers trying to solve for user error, which as I stated in a previous comment is a waste of time and can never succeed (unless your goal is to find the flaws in your system).

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