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What I want is to use the device password instead of biometrics. So the device itself and its TPM are the FIDO authenticator, the thing I have in 2FA terms, and
by sholladay 4y ago
What I want is to use the device password instead of biometrics. So the device itself and its TPM are the FIDO authenticator, the thing I have in 2FA terms, and the device password is the thing I know. Personally, I feel I can better protect a password than my fingerprint. But I still want the benefits of 2FA and public key crypto where the app/website doesn’t receive any sensitive information. I’d be okay with pressing a button to prove user presence. I’d avoid syncing the keypairs between devices, instead enrolling a new keypair for each device. I guess that last part could be annoying but it’s pretty much how I use SSH today and it’s not that bad.
- samcat116 4y agoThat first part is literally how it works. If you have your Mac closed (so you can't access TouchID), it asks for your Mac password.