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If you're essentially attaching it permanently, why bother with an external key at all? Isn't the main point of these devices that they remain with your person?
by organsnyder 8y ago
If you're essentially attaching it permanently, why bother with an external key at all? Isn't the main point of these devices that they remain with your person?
- tonfa 8y agoit's a non fish-able token, a password can be fished a security key can't. For most people I'd think the biggest risk are non physical attacks.
- freeone3000 8y agoYes, in part - another part is that it can't be remotely compromised or duplicated. Someone has to have physical control of the key. If you have a secured area your device is in, such as an office or a locked apartment, it's way better than password or SMS 2fa.
- ecesena 8y agoIt's still stronger crypto vs passwords and tokens. It has certainly different use cases, and you need to protect your laptop in other ways, for example with a strong enough password to unlock the screen. It's certainly not a product for the masses, imo.