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The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over (www.wired.com)

submitted 2 months ago by GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 11 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago

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