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[-] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 year ago

Can someone tell me why I should care about this rather than just continuing to use my password and 2FA?

[-] Greensauce@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

I’m stealing this from another comment:

The main advantage comes with phishing resistance. Standard MFA (time based codes) is not phishing resistant. Users can be social engineered into giving up a password and MFA token. Other MFA types, such as pop up notifications, are susceptible to MFA fatigue. Similar to YubiKeys, Passkeys implement a phishing resistant MFA by storing an encryption key, along with requiring a biometric. The benefit here is that these are far easier for the average user, and the user does not need to carry a physical device. Sure, fingerprints could possibly be grabbed with physical presence, but there is far less risk that a users fingerprint is stolen, than a user being social engineered over the phone into giving creds. For most organizations and users, this is far more secure.

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 11 points 1 year ago

Standard MFA (time based codes) is not phishing resistant. Users can be social engineered into giving up a password and MFA token.

So basically this is just idiot-proofing the system. If you aren't the type of person to give your password or MFA token to another person, then passkeys don't really make better security.

[-] whosdadog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

It also allows you to login without someone visually observing your password while typing it on a keyboard or on an untrusted device that could have a keylogger.

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