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What’s the point of having passwords at all? If there’s a password reset mechanism they provide no additional security. Just send a one time login token to the
by dreamdu5t 9y ago
What’s the point of having passwords at all? If there’s a password reset mechanism they provide no additional security. Just send a one time login token to the email.
Having a password just increases the odds of a hack by the user accidentally exposing it.
- stordoff 9y agoAt the expense of convenience - I often need to access accounts on devices where I don't have access to my emails (e.g. if I'm using a semi-trusted PC [family devices etc.], I might login to Amazon, because anything there can be undone, but I wouldn't login to an email account [and if I haven't memorised my email password because it's in a password manager, I might not even be able to]).