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I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley

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I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days ago

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Why passkeys are a step back for personal security: examining account lockout risks, platform lock-in, hardware key limits, and fragile recovery flows.

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Because the security is not better. I looked into it back then and it simply didn’t have a chance.

FYI, passkeys can also do the Qr thing.

https://www.corbado.com/blog/qr-code-login-authentication

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