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"In contrast, when a system has end-to-end encryption, losing a password is catastrophic; it means losing all data in the user’s account." Um... what? Can't th

"In contrast, when a system has end-to-end encryption, losing a password is catastrophic; it means losing all data in the user’s account." Um... what? Can't the user just reset his/her password, instead of a website emailing him/her the old password?...

phillmv 13y ago
Er, not if it's the password to the private key.
glurgh 13y ago
You can't 'reset the password' on gigabytes of already encrypted data. Lose the key, you've effectively lost the data.