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by birracerveza 1516 days ago
>Auth has been a solved problem for years.

Only web3 detractors with an allergy to blockchains agree with this.

You can mitigate the risks by using a password manager, but you can't argue that it's a solid system, come on now. You still have to trust websites to actually properly handle your credentials, and then hope for the best. Even with a password manager.

>Use a password manager.

If I need to use an external application to actually properly use the system, I might as well have that application use an actual proper system in the first place (public key cryptography), especially if that application also acts as your online de facto identity that only requires you to remember 12 words to access from anywhere.

>No need for blockchain nonsense.

Doesn't use blockchain. Next.