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Re:Simple passwordless authentication for web projects by Tagbert on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @02:00PM (#30432038)
Using email to verify the account is a one time operation and if it takes a long time to get the email, that can be endured.

Having to depend on email for authentication each time is unworkable. Frequently the email never arrives or takes a long time to arrive.

I would much prefer to use the passwords that I keep in a password manager and can do an immediate login without depending on email’s duct tape and bailing wire approach.

Re:Simple passwordless authentication for web projects by nickjj on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:56PM (#30433646)
It could be a near 1 time operation with magic links too. The cookie can be saved for 6 months, a year or even 20 years on your device.