4 ms·
Similarly, passkeys don't necessarily block the phishing attack where the user goes, "ugh, this dongle/phone isn't working, I guess I need to put in one of thes
by danShumway 4y ago
Similarly, passkeys don't necessarily block the phishing attack where the user goes, "ugh, this dongle/phone isn't working, I guess I need to put in one of these one-time recovery codes."
Account recovery is still going to be a weak point here, and it's a kind of double-edged sword. If you're really strict about passkeys getting shared between devices or manually accessed, then users are going to lose access to accounts a lot, and recovery methods are going to get easier to accommodate those situations, which will in turn re-open phishing vulnerabilities.
On the other hand, if services don't implement those recovery options, then the first time a user gets burned with losing access to an account for a week, they're going to stop using passkeys, and broader adoption will be halted.