Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

From	Kamil Jońca <kjonca@o2.pl>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email
Date	2022-05-13 20:20 +0200
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Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:

> On Fri 13 May 2022 at 08:42:21 -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 07:16:11AM +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
>> > A loong password is not "equivalent" to 2FA, that's right. Good
>> > password management (of which length is but a part) is as secure
>> > as 2FA.
>> 
>> No, it really isn't.
>
> How does a 40 random character, high entropy sound for Google? Good
> enough to go up against 2FA? Avoiding the tedium and inconveniece,
> of course.

Think about leaks.
Password can be stolen, while with 2fa you have to take control over two
factors.

Saying that IMO "app paswords" (maybe with time validity)  are good
compromise between security and convenience.
And I do not like oauth2 in its current incarnation.
KJ

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Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email Kamil Jońca <kjonca@o2.pl> - 2022-05-13 20:20 +0200
  Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-05-13 20:50 +0200
    Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2022-05-14 02:50 +0200

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