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> There's not really a good reason for a user to be able to set their own password unless they want to set their password to something lower in entropy to make
by hartator 3y ago
> There's not really a good reason for a user to be able to set their own password unless they want to set their password to something lower in entropy to make it memorable, or reuse it between sites, both of which are deviations from the “best practice” password safe usage model.
Yeah, but at the same time if you keep loosing access to your accounts because you can’t remember your password, you are just 1FA with your email or phone number. Might as well then skip passwords entirely and use sign in via phone or email.
- krupan 3y agoThat's pretty much the point the blog post is making.