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by kayman 2020 days ago
It’s because the average person has so many passwords in various formats that they forget. But that person most likely has access to their email. Instead of taking the user on a password reset journey, just shortcut to login. The attack vector is restricted to email no matter what.
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I suspected that was the case, but I really wish they'd give me an option.