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Comment by InitialBP

3 days ago

The “whole point” of 2fa is that even if someone knows your password they cannot login with just credentials.

Compromising or stealing a device is a significant escalation from guessing passwords.

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0cf8612b2e1e  3 days ago

It is also more obvious when your device has been stolen vs just the password.

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