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I guess if this was regulated to be optional or regulated in such a way that it could only be used for keeping keys on-device and couldn't be used for locking o
by danShumway 3y ago
I guess if this was regulated to be optional or regulated in such a way that it could only be used for keeping keys on-device and couldn't be used for locking out other devices from making accounts, then I'd be OK with it.
But we don't have those regulations in the US, and banks here shouldn't have access to this. We are so behind on security, it just doesn't make sense to give them yet another tool to lock down devices while they're ignoring everything else they could be doing. I would at least advocate for some kind of pact from FIDO Alliance members that attestation will only be implemented for devices sold in countries that have that kind of regulation.
Or, maybe there's a way to do attestation where it's entirely user opt-in and isn't something that the service provider can dictate? Or maybe there's a way to do it where it can't be used to verify the OS/manufacturer during signup, and can only be used to verify that it's the same device where the credentials were created? I think I'd be OK with that existing.