Passkeys are one of the worst consumer rollouts I ever witnessed (bsky.app) 12 points by mooreds 2mo ago ↗ HN
[–] chrisjj 2mo ago ↗ > having people enter a password to log in is a dying authorization flow - it’s too easy to crack databases, ... passkey ties it to your deviceYour portable nickable device, right?I'll rather a password tied to my brain, thanks.
[–] f30e3dfed1c9 2mo ago ↗ I've been avoiding them and intend to keep doing so as long as possible. I've had passwords handled perfectly well for almost 20 years. I do not see passkeys as having any particular benefits to me and do not want to manage them.
[–] UncleMeat 2mo ago ↗ I have an HSA managed by HealthEquity for work. Recently they forced us all onto passkeys.About 80% of my login attempts now randomly fail with a “you are not authorized to see this page” error. What a system.
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[ 14.5 ms ] story [ 76.3 ms ] threadYour portable nickable device, right?
I'll rather a password tied to my brain, thanks.
About 80% of my login attempts now randomly fail with a “you are not authorized to see this page” error. What a system.