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Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them

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Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them

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RSS Bot ( rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se ) MB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 3 days ago
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Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them.
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  • moldy_rice ( moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ) 
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    Hardware Security Keys deployed to replace passwords is abuse.

    They’re supposed to be a second factor.

    • Auli ( Auli@lemmy.ca ) 
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      No there ment to replace passwords but since you can fsll back to passwords kind of pointless. The other thing with them if you have a windows PC and an iPhone just supposed to generate separate passkeys.

    • Shrouded0603 ( orochi02@feddit.org ) 
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      No they’re supposed to replace them while incorporating a second factor

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