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by sebstefan 954 days ago
Github asks you to log in again to add SSH keys in, this could've been similar

They're just looking for excuses
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crtasm 954 days ago
A lot of account compromise is due to reused passwords so I'm not sure that's a complete solution.
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Kwpolska 954 days ago
Sending a PGP-encrypted email with a verification link to activate the feature should solve that.
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westurner 954 days ago
What are the disadvantages of only signing (and not encrypting the message body of) account reset emails?
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sebstefan 954 days ago
The point is that much more sensitive things exist online and it's a solved problem
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jhanschoo 954 days ago
What use case for FB relies on this feature?
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