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Related: I recently bought some Yubikey Security Keys (U2F/FIDO2/WebAuthn only) and decided to update all websites I use with those keys. The problem is virtual
by nogridbag 4y ago
Related: I recently bought some Yubikey Security Keys (U2F/FIDO2/WebAuthn only) and decided to update all websites I use with those keys. The problem is virtually no website supports them. I think out of the hundreds of accounts I have only Google, Cloudflare, and 1Password support them. But also the UX is a bit of a disaster:
https://blog.silverorange.com/web-authn-ux https://blog.silverorange.com/web-authn-ux
I had an old set of YubiKeys which I used as a MFA option for LastPass. In comparison to WebAuthn, the process is dead simple. Input master password and LastPass prompts to touch yubikey. Dead simple with no scary dialogs. I have not seen any website offer an integration with Yubikeys like that. Is that only possible because LastPass was a Chrome extension? Or is it simply lack of demand?
- Nextgrid 4y agoThe problem with these 2FA systems is that they require access to the 2FA device during enrollment which makes it very inconvenient/impossible to maintain a backup device in off-site secure storage as you'd need access to it every time you create a new account. There needs to be a new 2FA standard which only needs the public key of the authentication instrument during enrollment - that way the actual instrument doesn't need to be accessed when creating new accounts and can be kept in secure storage, only accessed in an actual disaster situation.