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You usually need to pay a third-party for this only if you want/need to backup your passkeys in the cloud and/or sync them between multiple devices (with end-to
by ngrilly 3y ago
You usually need to pay a third-party for this only if you want/need to backup your passkeys in the cloud and/or sync them between multiple devices (with end-to-end encryption of course, in order for the third-party to not be able to use your passkeys, even if they're hacked). I think that Apple with iCloud Keychain and Google Chrome are doing this for free though.
- card_zero 3y agoWhat form of authentication does one use to log in to the service that stores one's passkeys?
- ngrilly 3y agoDepends on the service. But that's often a long and random backup key that you're advised to store somewhere safe — can be printed on paper — and is used as last resort if you lose all your devices.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 3y agoHow does this work for people who are homeless or other unstable situations and do not have a safe place to store such a key? I can't lose a password in my brain to a mugging or pickpocket. With moderate effort it can be copied but deleting the original is beyond the legal and moral limits of most people.
- teo_zero 3y agoI have a 40-character master password to backup all my other passwords. I've never felt the need to write it down.
- ngrilly 3y agoI used to do that, but then I realized that a temporary or permanent loss of memory can happen after an accident or a trauma. I'm still on the fence about this (keep this only in my memory, or have a physical copy somewhere).