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I don't like passkeys

853 points · 819 comments · ethanhawksley

  1. kenrick95 · · focus · HN ↗
    Passkeys have a marketing problem where no one is able to describe simply what it is without having to use technical jargon. There's also the problem where each OS tries too hard in pushing this to the face of end-user
    1. cfiggers · · focus · HN ↗
      Imagine a password, but it a) types itself for you and b) detects when it's being sent to an impostor site and blocks them from seeing itself, so it can't be phished.

      Tada, passkeys.

      1. rcxdude · · focus · HN ↗
        Cool, where are they stored? (I know the answer: 'it depends', and that's the big problem with their usability: most users haven't a clue what the answer is and most tech support can't answer that question straightforwardly because it depends on some decisions the user probably didn't even realise they made).
        1. wolvoleo · · focus · HN ↗
          In a secure vault on your phone
          1. cpburns2009 · · focus · HN ↗
            Great, what happens if I lose my phone?
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