Not sure if you've ever heard of Bruce Schneier, but he is regarded by many as the father of modern cryptography. He also happens to know a thing or two about security, and frequently testifies to the US government such as the Senate on cybersecurity related matters.
Schenier's own words:
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Designing systems for usability is hard, especially when security is involved. Almost by definition, making something secure makes it less usable.
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Feel free to disagree with one of the leading experts in the field, but I doubt you'll end up right.
No denying that, though sometimes I wonder why. For fun google for "bruce schenier $mammal" theres a good chance you'll find a blog post with him putting out an odd analogy.
Here are a few of his thoughts on the matter:
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/02/balancing_sec...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/08/security_vs_u...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/unauthenticat...
Schenier's own words: """ Designing systems for usability is hard, especially when security is involved. Almost by definition, making something secure makes it less usable. """
Feel free to disagree with one of the leading experts in the field, but I doubt you'll end up right.