Re:Partial password usability sucks
by xyzzyz on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @03:01PM
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The answer in your [0] link is pretty uninformed. The author admits in comments that they never heard about Shamir's secret sharing.
But yes, all of the points raised in the answers [1] are totally valid. The extra security benefit is so small that really not worth the negative impact on usability. System designers should rather focus more on implementing 2FA.
But yes, all of the points raised in the answers [1] are totally valid. The extra security benefit is so small that really not worth the negative impact on usability. System designers should rather focus more on implementing 2FA.