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I understand crypto/web3 are hated because of all the scams and NFTs out there. However, I worked on a web3 login implementation and I think it’s the best login
by csomar 4y ago
I understand crypto/web3 are hated because of all the scams and NFTs out there. However, I worked on a web3 login implementation and I think it’s the best login/account experience out there. Basically, your private key is your password. You can use your phone, a browser extension or a hardware wallet (kind of the equivalent of a YubiKey).
It’s a pretty straightforward experience and it keeps the full ownership of the credentials to the user.
- snowwrestler 4y agoThis is how passkeys work
- Rufbdbskrufb473 4y agoExcept you can no longer back up your private key, so you must trust a 3rd party to restore access when you lose the only allowed copy.
- csomar 4y agoI’m not familiar with passkeys. Can you back it up as a bunch of words? Does it require a third-party thing or the implementation is fully independent.
- mattdesl 4y agoIt seems passkeys mostly operate in the cloud, like replication across all iCloud connected devices? This seems like a major point of vulnerability for the average user. Private key infra in crypto/web3 tends to promote best practice as offline, paper wallet, airgapped devices, etc.