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I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley
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I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley
hawksley.dev/blog/i-dont-like-passkeysReplying to @lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
This article does a great job of articulating a lot of the uncomfortableness I have around passkeys. I’ve always said they make a lot more sense in an corporate environment but the level of control you lose in a personal setting is not commensurate with the protections and possible lock-in they offer.
I just don’t like passkeys. They are an overly technical solution to what is mostly a human problem.
Replying to @audaxdreik@pawb.social
Idk, when I want to log into my personal GitHub a bitwarden window opens from the extension, I click the GitHub profile I wanna sign in, and I do.
It’s a great implementation since it’s not linked to a physical device and it lets me authenticate in place. It’s still MFA, it’s just more comfy.
It’s not MFA if all you need is your bitwarden password.
Replying to @anguo@piefed.ca
Unless your bitwarden has MFA and locks after an amount of time commensurate with your security needs
True, but how does GitHub know your bitwarden has MFA? It only knows something has a valid credential.
Replying to @plateee@piefed.social
Github doesn’t need to know how you implement it, just that your browser is handling it (and in this case the browser lets Bitwarden handle it lol)