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First, the model in FIDO is that it's the piece of hardware (in this case, your laptop or iOS device) that is your authentication factor. The biometric is a loc
by arnarbi 6y ago
First, the model in FIDO is that it's the piece of hardware (in this case, your laptop or iOS device) that is your authentication factor. The biometric is a local facility for unlocking that device and approving that specific action.
Second, the primary threat identity providers (and their users) deal with are remote, impersonal hijacking of accounts, where the password is either guessed (because it existed in a leak) or the user was phished.
That's the primary value of something like this. Attacks where someone can lift your fingerprints or has your device are real but much much less common.