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It does not need to be hardware specific. After all, talking to hardware is just software. Your password manger could implement passkey support. And I suspect
by georgyo 4y ago
It does not need to be hardware specific. After all, talking to hardware is just software.
Your password manger could implement passkey support. And I suspect that 1password will do that soon with their recent acquisition.
The real benefit to passkeys is that password isn't sent over the wire, only the proof that you have the secret. Similar to SSH keys. This prevents a whole range of attacks.
- account-5 4y agoI use keepassxc, I would love to manage my private/public keys in the same way I manage my passwords. I'm in complete control. But from my reading, and I believe the way this will be implemented but services, I doubt very much you'll be about to do this. Certainly at the moment it looks like vendor lock-in to me. Vendor lock-in with a heavy dose of targeted advertising.
- aniforprez 4y ago1Password already has passkey support in development. They have a demo[0] which works on the latest version of the browser extension. It even syncs with my Macbook and Windows machines though unfortunately doesn't work on Android yet [0] https://www.future.1password.com/passkeys/#demo https://www.future.1password.com/passkeys/#demo