Re:The "email is authentication" pattern
by karmajunkie on Sunday September 08, 2024 @06:17PM
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i think you’re sidestepping the parent’s point: if it depends on users doing the right thing every time, it’s not compatible with the real world.
yes, the advice about wallets is “make a backup”. the advice about passwords is “don’t reuse them”, yet the VAST majority of users use the same password for banking, email, and their phone provider. so what do you think the chances are that your average user makes a backup of their wallet AND remember where it is in three years?
yes, the advice about wallets is “make a backup”. the advice about passwords is “don’t reuse them”, yet the VAST majority of users use the same password for banking, email, and their phone provider. so what do you think the chances are that your average user makes a backup of their wallet AND remember where it is in three years?
pretty much zero.