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> FIDO2 is probably more secure but it doesn't support the current security mechanisms already in place right now. What do you mean by this? What security mech
by thingification 4y ago
> FIDO2 is probably more secure but it doesn't support the current security mechanisms already in place right now.
What do you mean by this? What security mechanisms, and why does FIDO2 need to support them?
There's also U2F of course, but in the absence of more pressure I guess that everybody who was using that will use FIDO2 or nothing (seems like a regression from my point of view - I don't have any need for passwordless login).
> The real victims of this move aren't the privacy enthusiasts who run Qubes on their coreboot-enabled Thinkpads, they'll find a way. I'm worried about the elderly and other less technically minded who have no idea how any of these apps work.
The real victims aren't any individual but society - the real problem is destabilisation through centralisation of power.