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Adversary-in-the-middle attacks can strip out the passkey option from login pages that users see, leaving targets with only authentication choices that force them to give up credentials.

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I haven't started using passkeys yet because I haven't looked into them. Sell me on them?

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I haven’t either because I don’t see the advantage. Cases like this show that there may not be any.

[–] Kushan@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cases like this only prove that a better lock doesn't improve security when the old lock still lets you in.

The takeaway here isn't "passkeys are bad", it's "keeping less secure methods of authentication as a fallback is bad"

It's like saying all 2FA is bad because SMS 2FA is dogshit.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago

This is the real takeaway, if you have a forgot password button that bypasses everything then none of it is anything more than a login accelerator.

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