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Larion Studios forum stores your passwords in unhashed plaintext. (lemmy.world)
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Larion Studios forum stores your passwords in unhashed plaintext. Don't use a password there that you've used anywhere else.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

There are yubikeys you can use to login, but it requires installing stuff on each computer you want to access. Nothing is simpler then passwords. :)

I used a yubikey for a while, they are alright, but I could only use it for logging on to a computer, not for logging into specific sites. Even though I guess that could be solved with a password manager integration.

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Nothing is simpler than passwords. But we want something thats both simple and safe. Even for lazy people, tech-unsawy people, and people with bad memory.

What if every pc came with a jubikey-ish reader and every website supported a browser api for it? Probably not jubikey, but something that fit in a wallet like bank cards do (but also was an open tech so that anyone can implement and sell cards). Wouldn't it be both safer and simpler than passwords? It would take some time to turn around of course but the same was probably the case for https, 2fa, ipv6, and tpm's.

[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

Those are called smart cards. Traditional smart cards needed centralized management of credentials, but FIDO2 smart cards exist that work like the keys. The reason tokens are more typically USB-based (or NFC) is every PC has USB, but most don’t have smart card readers.

[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It would take some time to turn around of course but the same was probably the case for https, 2fa, ipv6, and tpm’s.

Oh yeah... Definitely good IPv6 support everywhere. That really turned around, and we're not dragging our feet on implementing IPv6 at all 🥲.

[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

FIDO2 can be used for passwordless log in on a few sites, but the site and browser need to support the feature (no extra installation). It sets a pin on the yubikey and when entered the key does all the authentication. It will likely be seen more as Apple “passkeys” gain more popularity, Windows and Android already have native support but don’t market as hard.