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Re:Ask HN: Does magic link authentication use HTML canvassing? by andyjohnson0 on Sunday April 19, 2026 @07:35AM (#47823548)
It seems to me like magic links are just off-loading the problem.

If magic links become increasingly common then email† account access increasing becomes a single point of vulnerability/failure. And email providers obviously can't use magic links for auth. I dont know what the solution is.

† or IM services

Re:Ask HN: Does magic link authentication use HTML canvassing? by NoahZuniga on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @12:37PM (#47851158)
Well, password practically always has reset my password emails. So you have the "off-loading" problem either way.