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Passwords can be reused and stored on remote servers, if one is compromised, those password are now out there. Passkeys are asymmetric so the actual key is only
by Hamcha 4y ago
Passwords can be reused and stored on remote servers, if one is compromised, those password are now out there. Passkeys are asymmetric so the actual key is only stored in your keychain and the UX basically prevents reuse
- kleiba 4y agoThanks. I'm still not following 100%, though. Is the problem that some providers foolishly store users' passwords in clear text, or that some providers allow passwords whose hashes are easy to reverse?
- harperlee 4y agoBoth, plus people reuse passwords for random websites that might be malignant, plus they share them through social attacks, plus they put them in Post-its, plus they use easily guessable or brute-forceable passwords…