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Yeah that's the biggest hangup I have, it just seems strange to rely on a third party login to be able to access something as important as a VPN. If my google a
by Saris 4y ago
Yeah that's the biggest hangup I have, it just seems strange to rely on a third party login to be able to access something as important as a VPN. If my google account or whatever gets shut off for any reason I'd be pretty hosed.
- ignoramous 4y agoAvery, co-founder at Tailscale, has some strong opinions about why SSO is sufficient for their product. They wrote a bit about their thought process: Factors in authentication (2019), https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190114 https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190114 > It seems to me that the above successful enrollment patterns all use one or more of the following techniques: > A human authenticates you and issues you a token (usually in person). > A short-distance, physical link (proximity-based authentication) like a biometric sensor, or USB or bluetooth connection. > Delegation to an existing authenticator [SSO]... > What people tend to miss... is that enrollment is necessary whether or not you send a push notification to the phone during login. The push notification is only secure if this specific browser instance is enrolled; but if this browser is enrolled, then the push notification adds no extra security... The enrollment was the security. Fully expect them to ship u2f authenticators or sell them at tsCare shops!