HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 hours agoPasskeys are a trap. Do not use them.nonfunctional.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down127cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 hours agoIs TOTP always phishable? Like the phisher says “tell me the code in your authenticator app”? But can’t say “tell me your passkey?” This kind of explains to me why passkeys are so annoying – they are designed for if you’re always going to be using the same device all the time. I wish password managers could hold passkeys reliably – they keep failing for me.
minus-squarelibewa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·54 minutes agoNobody is (should be) stopping you from enrolling all your devices, and synced passkeys (e.g. iCloud Keyring) are part of the spec.
minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoPhishing isn’t just over the phone. A phishing website that’s imitating say a bank website is just as easy to get the TOTP than it is the password.
Is TOTP always phishable? Like the phisher says “tell me the code in your authenticator app”? But can’t say “tell me your passkey?”
This kind of explains to me why passkeys are so annoying – they are designed for if you’re always going to be using the same device all the time.
I wish password managers could hold passkeys reliably – they keep failing for me.
Nobody is (should be) stopping you from enrolling all your devices, and synced passkeys (e.g. iCloud Keyring) are part of the spec.
Phishing isn’t just over the phone. A phishing website that’s imitating say a bank website is just as easy to get the TOTP than it is the password.