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

submitted 3 days 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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[–] lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

It's enough to read the title. The rest of the article doesn't provide much else other than being one step closer. 😄

[–] Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Whenever I read stuff like this, my mind goes a bit hazy. Because I'm just finding myself asking 'Why and when did the simple mechanic of passwords get this difficult?'

Maybe if password requirements weren't stingingly stupid, companies cared more about actual security and not an obstacle course they've gotta send people through to do one thing. We wouldn't ever know or need to know systems like this.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Passkeys are much simpler to use than passwords, password managers, 2FA etc. if simplicity is your goal, Passkeys are your personal wet dream.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That one site - what was it, Mozilla's/Gnome's git? - that needed Aegis for login. Which is unlocked by pasword btw.

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[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Meanwhile mobile Firefox doesn't even support YubiKey / FIDO2 for some godforsaken reason.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

What is the difference between a crypto wallet and a passkey?

Is it just that a passkey has less functionality (and therfore better usability)?

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