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Teachable moment: Five paragraphs explaining what security keys are and why they're good, then it's off to Amazon to buy one with the search phrase "U2F securit
by tedunangst 9y ago
Teachable moment: Five paragraphs explaining what security keys are and why they're good, then it's off to Amazon to buy one with the search phrase "U2F security token". The term U2F appears nowhere in the previous five paragraphs.
- jlgaddis 9y agoI agree that the author should've at least explained what U2F stands for (at the least) but, FWIW, both Google and Facebook just refer to them generally as "security keys" (I presume because they {do|intend to} support other types of security keys?).
- idlewords 9y agoI think the decision to call them 'security keys' is to avoid jargon, and to give a helpful metaphor to how they work (you need a security key to unlock your account like you need a car key to unlock your car).