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0 pointsnemothekid3y ago0 comments

>That's one of the reasons I believe 2FA is mostly security theater

It's something you know + something you own. That's 2FA.

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Yeah, except that the advent of password managers means that most 2FA users actually rely on something you own + something you own.

Everyone can agree that password managers are a good thing. However, it's debatable that, in many setups including the one that was just described, 2FA brings added security.

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