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by fn-mote 69 days ago
Sorry, I really cannot tell if this is sarcasm or not.

One of the TOTP apps had a periodic test that you still knew the paraphrase. It started frequent and then backed off to like once a month. There’s definitely a benefit even if it’s annoying.
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benhurmarcel 68 days ago
That’s not sarcasm and it doesn’t allow any backup, it literally just to make sure you didn’t forget the PIN. It’s once a week, forever. It’s a good way to make sure people don’t activate 2FA.

https://faq.whatsapp.com/1278661612895630/

> WhatsApp will regularly ask you to enter your PIN as a reminder. As long as you don't reset the PIN, you will get a reminder once a week.

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OutOfHere 69 days ago
It depends on whether one has it stored in a password manager or not. If stored, there is no benfit. Giving users a choice would be better.
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dwedge 69 days ago
That app was authy by Twilio. Twilio screwed over everyone using that app
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