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Why MFA via email and not authenticator app or SMS?

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Audience asks why MFA via a second device or an authenticator app was considered unsuitable, and what made email MFA the right fit. Andrei explains the goal was minimum user distraction: the team did not collect phone numbers (ruling out SMS), and requiring users to install a separate authenticator app is extra friction that risks losing them. Email was the simplest option with the least impact on user experience.

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Minimize user friction to avoid churn: no phone numbers on file (no SMS), authenticator apps add an install step, email is the lowest-friction option.
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About why the email factor was chosen over TOTP/SMS.
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