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timmyc123 • today at 4:13 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

The primary reason 2FA exists is because passwords are phishable. If you remove passwords, the need for 2FA largely disappears.


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buddylw • today at 4:42 PM

It moves the attack surface to password managers, which is arguably a better situation than phishing. I'm skeptical that the war is over, though. I have no proof to back this up as phishing is the low-hanging fruit today, so the numbers 'largely' back you up. I personally include device compromise in my threat model and I'll concede that may be overdoing it for the average person.