Re:Why don’t we do email verification in reverse?
by netheril96 on Sunday August 21, 2022 @03:20AM
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Email is not a secure method of communication.
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Re:Why don’t we do email verification in reverse?
by rocqua on Sunday August 21, 2022 @03:43AM
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Email os how all password recovery flows work. So your accounts are generally as secure as your Email.
Re:Why don’t we do email verification in reverse?
by bbarnett on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:59AM
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Nor is SMS. Nor a phone call (even a presumed "landline" can be voip, and that can be hacked too).
Here's the truth ; nothing is "secure".
Now... is email more secure than SMS, or less? What about other 2-factor auth things? Is email secure with 2-factor auth?
Re:Why don’t we do email verification in reverse?
by wizofaus on Sunday August 21, 2022 @03:39AM
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And yet it's surprising how many sites allow you to reset a password using nothing but an email link (single factor authentication - and there are already known cases of emails being silently redirected).