logoalt Hacker News

gavinsyanceytoday at 4:47 PM1 replyview on HN

I can't rotate my keys if I lose access to accounts because my computer died and my backup is useless.


Replies

__MatrixMan__today at 5:14 PM

Yeah, that's why secure enclaves embedded in complex devices are a bad idea.

Hardware keys are the way:

- Less likely to fail in the first place

- Cheap enough to have several of so you can use one to log in and manage the others in the event of loss

- Easy to move between devices

- Less likely to use the auth handshake as a side channel for things you didn't consent to

show 1 reply