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I don't like passkeys

853 points · 819 comments · ethanhawksley

  1. blfr · · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, thank you. Maybe I am getting old but password+yubikey/webauthn was really top UX.
    1. mschuster91 · · focus · HN ↗
      > Maybe I am getting old but password+yubikey/webauthn was really top UX.

      It most definitely isn't. Any 2nd factor that is not the device I am currently using (either a yubikey or my phone) has a non-zero chance of not being near me when I need it, leading to the constant question of "where the fuck did I put that darn thing", only to find out that the cat has decided to believe the yubikey is a mouse and tried to devour it, the phone's battery went dead...

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