- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
There is an ongoing trend in the industry to move people away from username and password towards passkeys. The intentions here are good, and I would assume that this has a significant net benefit for the average consumer. At the same time, the underlying standard has some peculiarities. These enable behaviors by large corporations, employers, and governments that are worth thinking about.
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This is why I don’t trust mandatory 2FA/MFA. When I am forced to use it, I am very careful about how it is implemented and ensure that alternatives are available if possible. Most people won’t be so cautious, as the article describes. So many people have allowed verification their identity to be inextricably attached to their phones and phone numbers – devices and services which, in almost all cases, they do not actually fully control. This is by design on the part of the companies doing this. They say it’s about trust, but trust is a two-way street, and I do not trust these companies, these devices, or their motives.
Its why I have a Yubikey, the 2FA can be direct request of the device plugged in, or the OTP codes it generates. Being a separate hardware key means its not tied to my phone ID, or under a company “device wipe permissions” required
