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My problem is that while I can reasonably guarantee that my YubiKey will be near my laptop when I use it, I generally can't guarantee that my YubiKey will be ne
by IgorPartola 10y ago
My problem is that while I can reasonably guarantee that my YubiKey will be near my laptop when I use it, I generally can't guarantee that my YubiKey will be near my phone or tablets when I use them. I also don't really want to keep plugging in a physical key into my phone every time I want to log into, say, American Airlines to check the status of my flight, or into PapaJohns.com every time I want to order a pizza.
NFC makes this a little easier, but I still usually don't keep my keychain (that is my physical keychain with my house and car key) on my nightstand, while I do keep my phone there.
tl;dr: Laptop + 2nd Factor = YubiKey. That's OK and it works.
Phone/tablet + 2nd Factor = ???
- ci5er 10y agoMakes sense. Thanks. It seems as if what I would consider "natural usage" is a bit different than yours. I don't use my phone to access anything critical -- the attack surface is too big and changes too rapidly (sometimes outside of my control) for me to keep track of -- and I wouldn't worry about safety when checking a flight.
- IgorPartola 10y agoI consider most things critical. I treat my dating profile or my HN credentials the same way I treat me main email account's credentials.
- dingo_bat 10y agoWhy would you need two factor auth on a phone? Most phones have fingerprint sensor built in. And you can set up a super secure password that needs to be entered on boot. Now that I think of it, why is 2fa needed in a laptop with a fingerprint sensor?