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Written confirmation in WSJ (paywall) here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-plans-new-encryption-system-to-ward-off-hackers-and-protect-icloud-data-116704356
by diebeforei485 4y ago
Written confirmation in WSJ (paywall) here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-plans-new-encryption-system-to-ward-off-hackers-and-protect-icloud-data-11670435635 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-plans-new-encryption-syst...
> [Apple] will now allow users to log in to their Apple accounts with hardware-based security keys made by other companies such as Yubico.
- lxgr 4y agoCurious to see how they will use it. I don‘t see an immediate way for FIDO/WebAuthN to help in an end-to-end encryption scenario.
- jackson1442 4y agoI don’t think this is directly related to the E2EE announcement, rather it is an option to replace the current MFA method of receiving codes on your Apple devices.
- lxgr 4y agoThat makes sense, thank you. It's also mentioned under the corresponding heading on the press release.