Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing… that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

  • @[email protected]
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    79 months ago

    Then one password breech and your password everywhere is exposed to the world. That’s bad advice.

    • @leftzero
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      29 months ago

      Just use a simple formula to make the passphrase unique to each site. 🤷‍♂️

    • @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      Yeah password re-use is the main method of cracking passwords. That obscure site that you think “oh I don’t need a good password for this because it’s a site I don’t care about”? Guess what, they have shitty security practices, and now crackers have access to every site where you’ve used that same password.