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It’s an interesting tradeoff. In the one hand you have a single, low entropy, shared secret you give out to any stranger offering you an account. On the other h
by CuriousSkeptic 7y ago
It’s an interesting tradeoff. In the one hand you have a single, low entropy, shared secret you give out to any stranger offering you an account. On the other hand you have only a single stranger to trust who can keep track of unique high entropy secrets for all those other strangers. But it’s a very well known entity that many malicious actors are circling attempting to find a weakness, and it’s not only keeping your shared secret(s) it’s also keeping a record of every service you have an account with.