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Comment by CrendKing

In which case would attacker be able to compromise your password but not the 2FA code? Eavesdropping on an unencrypted channel would be one, but given how ubiquitous https is, it's hardly a concern.

Most likely there would be a breach on the site's database, where all password hashes, and the TOTP seeds are stored. In that case, having 2FA or not doesn't make any difference.

2FA is usually useful if the user is not confidence of the integrity of his login device, e.g. public library computer. If you are perfectly confident of your own device, there isn't really any point of having 2FA.

parent CrendKing 5 years ago

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