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by toomuchtodo 1228 days ago
It might inconvenience some, but it is superior for the majority of global users vs passwords and MFA of various strengths and phishing resistance. Can’t solve for everything in one go.
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My concern is that without it, people might default to a software implementation that's interoperable. While significantly better than passwords, it's still worse than hardware-backed keys.

> Can’t solve for everything in one go.

Sure, but that's the FIDO alliance working group problem, not ours. As consumers, I believe we should actively ask for these things.

Most people probably should default to a software implementation. Hardware keys are fine for work where IT can send you a new one and your employer eats the cost of their security measures while you can't do work, but for day-to-day life they introduce risks or restrictions I don't want while solving problems I don't have.