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Yeah, you're right. The backup codes are a big pain, and kill the security of the account. (Like many others, I don't print those out... they're just in my pa
by jrockway 6y ago
Yeah, you're right. The backup codes are a big pain, and kill the security of the account. (Like many others, I don't print those out... they're just in my password manager.) OTP backup is no less secure than that, and is a strong usability improvement.
Things would be way better if people just implemented WebAuthn, though. It's more secure than OTPs, and it's so transparent and easy to use that people think it's less secure. Passwords and OTPs should go away, and it's only a few lines of Javascript to make them go away. Sigh!
- PufPufPuf 6y agoI agree with you, but we live in a world where we need to be grateful for webpages that use standards-based OTP, and don't see 2FA as just another opportunity to make you install their mobile app. (Looking at Steam and many others...) WebAuthn is wayyy too much to ask nowadays.