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by TacticalCoder 1684 days ago
> The whole point of 2FA is to have "2" independent pieces of data to verify logins. Gating 2FA behind a single password defeats the point.

Indeed.

It's also why I think U2F should be mandatory in way more places/sites/companies (it is in some, thankfully): you then need to physically have a Yubikey or similar and it's not possible anymore to trade security for convenience. It doesn't solve all security issues, but it's already a great step forward.

When you let people the choice, they'll pick the lazy, insecure, way.