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by lxgr 605 days ago
What about extending the protocol to an actual channel-bound challenge-response one, without the need for a (risky) out-of-band key exchange via a QR code?

We could call it something like Web Authentication. I could even imagine small, keychain-sized USB authenticators that you have to touch a capacitive button on to approve an authentication :)