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this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
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Just wow, yeah. Nothing should ever send you a password in cleartext - once that's been done, a MITM attack's success rate just went to 100%.
It's painless to use password resets if the person forgot the password. Never, ever should a password be in cleartext.
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Ya and have they send you the (one-time) password in cleartext
You make it sound like an irrelevant detail, but that's kind of the key part. If implemented properly, it's only valid once and for a short period of time, which greatly reduces risk.
Sure. I just want to point out that there is valid case when passwords are sent in clear text.