One of the worst decisions when it comes to login options is when a site decides to deprecate username+password logins and instead insists on mailing a login code every time with no other option.
Might not sound like much, but it gets really old really fast going through the e-mail waiting dance instead of just automatically logging in with long, randomized password.
#frustration #infosec
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