Ask HN: What Has Happened to Authentication?

By yoz-y · 2026-09-09 · 2 points · 1 comments

So in the past we had usernames and passwords. Later we ditched the usernames for emails (it's harder to forget your email). Then we added SMS, and later OTP for security. All mail + password + OTP works incredibly well, is secure and plays great with password managers. Then som…

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