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Since I use 1Password to store my passkeys along with emails and passwords, it appears to be that passkeys are not as secure as using the email and password with U2F flow that I currently use on many websites/apps.
I am starting to think t… Continue reading How is a passkey more secure than the regular email/password with U2F key?
Today while signing on to Gmail with my iPad, I was prompted:
With passkeys you can now use your fingerprint, face, or screen lock to verify it’s really you.
I was wondering what the security pros and cons of setting up these passkeys?
… Continue reading What are the security pros and cons of setting up passkeys for Gmail logins?
Whatsapp is rolling out passkeys. I don’t think backing up passkeys in a password manager is a good idea. I’d like to have device bound passkeys but they only allow me to create one. How should I be able to have it in different devices for… Continue reading Why whatsapp only let you create 1 passkey?
As passkey (passwordless authentication) adoption proceeds, misconceptions abound. There appears to be a widespread impression that passkeys may be more convenient and less secure than passwords. The reality is that they are both more secure and more convenient — possibly a first in cybersecurity. Most of us could be forgiven for not realizing passwordless authentication […]
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I’d like to better understand the threat model for passkey implementations, using a Bitwarden client or browser extension as an example.
Does Bitwarden care about the following specific FIDO2 details such as the use of ECDSA crypto, e.g. d… Continue reading How does passkey login work, and where do the private keys get shared? [closed]
From the documentation of Yubikey and passkeys, I got the impression that the passkey implementation is based on FIDO2, because they say the limit is 25 keys:
Currently, YubiKeys can store a maximum of 25 passkeys.
FIDO2 – the YubiKey 5 c… Continue reading Some questions on Yubikey, FIDO2, and passkeys
Through reading the WebAuthn spec and related MDN docs, I understand that unlike "certificate signing requests", FIDO/Passkey can have various different attestation formats and verification methods/algorithms during public-key cr… Continue reading Will sky fall if I don’t verify `AuthenticatorAttestationResponse`?
A passkey is a security measure used to grant access to a protected system. This guide explains how it works, and provides more information on its uses and benefits. Continue reading What is a Passkey? Definition, How It Works and More
If we want to enable an authenticated connection via BLE the passkey method seems like a good idea. A 6-digit PIN is generated randomly on one device and has to be entered on the other – these 20 Bit of entropy should be a reasonable count… Continue reading Why does Bluetooth Low Energy Secure Connections with Passkey Entry check the Passkey bit by bit?
I was considering using passkeys as a 1FA. I wanted users to login/register without email or password and without logging their IP.
But being anonymous would probably bring very bad things to any site.
So question is: is using passkeys ano… Continue reading Are passkeys anonymous?