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It asks me to enter a "security key" into my USB port, which I do not have. Is that the expected behaviour? Both Chrome and Firefox on Windows.
by SquareWheel 3y ago
It asks me to enter a "security key" into my USB port, which I do not have. Is that the expected behaviour? Both Chrome and Firefox on Windows.
- nailer 3y agoDoes your laptop/PC have a built-in TPM module? Ie. do you log in with Windows Hello? If not you'll need a security key.
- SquareWheel 3y agoDesktop PC with a 12th gen Intel CPU, which has a TPM 2.0 module. I don't use Windows Hello though. So are you saying I need to change how I log into Windows to be able to use this website / security method? I didn't really trust Windows Hello because of all the junk they bundle with Windows now. I just assumed it had some angle to it. I'll have to do some more reading into how this works. So far this seems much more complex than a password though. If the browser is just generating a keypair and sharing the public key, you'd think that would be possible without any specialized hardware chips or USB keys.
- nailer 3y agoYou don’t need to use windows hello, you should be able to use TPM with a Fido2 key or similar. Difference is the private key can never be read again. It can only be used to sign things.