On: But why can't I send people their passwords?

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Also, Persona still relies on passwords which are usually too weak and re-used across the web

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Depends on the email address you use :-) Gmail, etc. are directly supported - for any other email provider (or your self-hosted one) you'll need a password.

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No, Persona does not rely on passwords. Persona has authentication providers that rely on passwords.