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This is not what he's talking about. Someone could open the sesame page on another computer, and use MITM to serve that code to you. Then, you're giving someone else access instead of yourself when you log in on your phone.

If you're this distrustful, don't use the computer. This entry only seems to prevent keylogging attacks.

Thanks for explaining what I meant in simpler terms.

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