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by uyzstvqs 59 days ago
Simplest auth UX that's reasonably secure: Enter email, send link to email, click link.

Or you can use a phone number, call them, have them enter a numeric code. Just keep in mind that two people may use the same landline.

Or, tell them to write the password down and keep it somewhere safe. That usually works.