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How does adding a second factor of authentication to an already good password make it less secure?

• rmtech 7y ago
  because they let you use the phone number to reset the password
  • Cthulhu_ 7y ago
    Which effectively reduces it back to 1-factor authentication. There's an adage somewhere that is probably worded better but which boils down to your security is only as good as your weakest link.
  • enneff 7y ago
    So you can’t add it as a second factor but not as a recovery mechanism?