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minus-squareVenia SilentelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoBut that can be said of any of the other such called factors: A yubikey can be stolen A fingerprint can be scanned and distributed So its not really an argument against passwords (or passkeys, or passwordless, or whatever marketing want to call them these days).
minus-squareboredsquirrellinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoMost people just need to fear their passwords being cracked remotely. In masses. If your threat model is being known, people stealing your stuff to login to your things, this is very high.
minus-square@AlwaysTheir@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoMy yubikey can be stolen but good luck guessing my PIN in the 3 to 9 tries allowed before it self destructs.
minus-squareVenia SilentelinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoluck? I have a $5* wrench. * (Actually a $7 wrench. Inflation is murder around here.)
minus-square@AlwaysTheir@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoIf you have me… you win. My technology however will never betray me.
But that can be said of any of the other such called factors:
So its not really an argument against passwords (or passkeys, or passwordless, or whatever marketing want to call them these days).
Most people just need to fear their passwords being cracked remotely. In masses.
If your threat model is being known, people stealing your stuff to login to your things, this is very high.
My yubikey can be stolen but good luck guessing my PIN in the 3 to 9 tries allowed before it self destructs.
luck? I have a $5* wrench.
* (Actually a $7 wrench. Inflation is murder around here.)
If you have me… you win. My technology however will never betray me.