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hedoratoday at 4:02 AM1 replyview on HN

100% of the arguments against using passkeys for e2ee data apply to using passkeys as credentials.

(Unless they are not credentials, and you can loose them then do a password reset via a phishing prone channel like email and SMS. Supporting this eliminates any possible user benefit of passkeys.)

In addition to the arguments in the article, when used as credentials, they are an obvious trojan horse allowing large websites to completely hijack your operating system.

Don’t believe me? Try logging into a bank or using rideshare/parking/ev charging with degoogled android. This is where passkeys are taking PCs, and it is their only purpose.

So, “Don’t use passkeys” would be a better title.


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inkysigmatoday at 4:07 AM

Passkeys are an open standard? You might as well argue against SSH keys.

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