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Q&A Can we have second-factor sign-in authentication via e-mailed one-time codes?

Please make sure that such a feature is optional, and not the default when you create your account. Personally I find such extra security a pain in the butt and annoying. This isn't Fort Knox or ...

posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Olin Lathrop‭ · 2020-05-30T21:05:15Z (almost 4 years ago)
Please make sure that such a feature is optional, and not the default when you create your account.

Personally I find such extra security a pain in the butt and annoying.  This isn't Fort Knox or my bank account.  A user name and password should be good enough, without needing a phone handy, or immediate access to a particular email account, or whatever.