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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by bawolff on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:30AM (#33965203)
Opt-in is pretty useless. If users followed security procedures, people would use strong unique passwords and we wouldn't need 2fa.
Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by kelnos on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:10AM (#33966406)
In that case I think it's fine to have a default security profile, and let people add or remove things as they see fit. On account creation, they could even present a questionnaire that determines whether the user values security or availability more, and set the security requirements accordingly.