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If I want your account and you have SMS based password reset I can do some social engineering and get in in a couple hours (if multiple tries required). If I w
by idiotsecant 5y ago
If I want your account and you have SMS based password reset I can do some social engineering and get in in a couple hours (if multiple tries required).
If I want your account and there is no SMS password reset I'm done unless I have previously compromised your backup email.
- Sharlin 5y agoBut SMS reset here stands opposed to other, less secure reset mechanisms, because more people have a phone number than a backup email account (especially that they can reliably access).