Ask HN: Are passkeys just another MFA?
When I initially read about passkeys, I understood they'd replace the email/password flow. However, I have been using passkeys (when I can) with 1Password and so far my experience is that they "just" replace TOTP that were already pre-filled by 1Password anyway. So in terms of UX there is not a big gain. I guess that the current advantage is that passkeys are cryptographically secure, while in theory 1Password TOTP auto-fill is based on just matching domain names. Am I missing something here? 0 comments on Hacker News.
When I initially read about passkeys, I understood they'd replace the email/password flow. However, I have been using passkeys (when I can) with 1Password and so far my experience is that they "just" replace TOTP that were already pre-filled by 1Password anyway. So in terms of UX there is not a big gain. I guess that the current advantage is that passkeys are cryptographically secure, while in theory 1Password TOTP auto-fill is based on just matching domain names. Am I missing something here?
When I initially read about passkeys, I understood they'd replace the email/password flow. However, I have been using passkeys (when I can) with 1Password and so far my experience is that they "just" replace TOTP that were already pre-filled by 1Password anyway. So in terms of UX there is not a big gain. I guess that the current advantage is that passkeys are cryptographically secure, while in theory 1Password TOTP auto-fill is based on just matching domain names. Am I missing something here? 0 comments on Hacker News.
When I initially read about passkeys, I understood they'd replace the email/password flow. However, I have been using passkeys (when I can) with 1Password and so far my experience is that they "just" replace TOTP that were already pre-filled by 1Password anyway. So in terms of UX there is not a big gain. I guess that the current advantage is that passkeys are cryptographically secure, while in theory 1Password TOTP auto-fill is based on just matching domain names. Am I missing something here?
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