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Passkeys are not a trap. Use them! (hachyderm.io)

submitted 5 days ago by libewa@feddit.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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A rebuttal to an anti-passkey, pro-TOTP post that has made the rounds on Lemmy as well.

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[–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The point is that not all protocols are created equal. So "we shouldn’t have created HTTP" depends on what HTTP is specifying.

If a protocol makes it easier for big players to abuse the system, then it's a worse protocol in that respect.

The point being made against passkeys is that, in some respects, it's worse because of the inclusion of attestation as part of the standard. You could, theoretically, have an alternative protocol to passkeys that does not officially endorse attestation.