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The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over (www.wired.com)
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“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

ITT: Incredibly non-technical people who don’t have the first clue how Passkeys work but are convinced they’re bad due to imaginary problems that were addressed in this very article.

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a weird thread. Lots of complaints about lock in and companies managing your keys, both of which are easily avoidable, the exact same way you'd do so with your passwords.

[–] Sl00k@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also the people talking about added complexity? I'm convinced all the complaints are from people who haven't set one up or used one and are immediately writing it off. Adding one is a single click of a button.

Then to sign in I literally just get a thumbprint request on my phone after entering my username. It's far far simpler than passwords and MFA.

[–] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm never using biometrics on any device. Fuck that