You're doing two-factor authentication wrong

Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by CogitoCogito on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @06:14AM (#36416658)

While you're at it, you should also consider the scenario pointed out by the gp:

> It invites poor disipline with reusing passwords and with 500 pound gorilla corps, losing your second factor is losing your account permanently.

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Re:You're doing two-factor authentication wrong by cuu508 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @06:42AM (#36416836)

I take the argument that enabling 2FA increases the risk of getting locked out of the account with no recourse.

But I doubt that many people with good password discipline will revert to bad password discipline after enabling 2FA (the Charlie example).

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