[HN Gopher] Microsoft is changing how you log in to your accounts
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       Microsoft is changing how you log in to your accounts
        
       Author : petethomas
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2024-05-02 21:36 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.washingtonpost.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.washingtonpost.com)
        
       | chrisjj wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/IMnv4
        
       | chrisjj wrote:
       | Article title is clickbait.
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       | All MS is doing is adding another option.
        
       | thesuperbigfrog wrote:
       | "Passkeys, on the other hand, can't be stolen or forgotten.
       | They're strings of letters and numbers that are unique to your
       | account, stored on your device or in a safe cloud environment.
       | You don't need to memorize them -- they'll automatically unlock
       | your accounts when you go to log in."
       | 
       | What prevents passkeys from being stolen or copied?
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       | Can you export or backup your passkeys? Can you arbitrarily
       | expire a passkey and re-key where it was being used?
       | 
       | If you cannot, then they are not _your_ passkeys--they belong to
       | Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc. and they have locked you into
       | their ecosystem.
       | 
       | If you don't control your passkeys, what stops those who control
       | "your" passkeys from using them without your permission?
        
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