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That's not the problem: the problem is if I change password managers, or move software or any of many other possible things, whereas with password I can just ty
by XorNot 1y ago
That's not the problem: the problem is if I change password managers, or move software or any of many other possible things, whereas with password I can just type them into the new thing in the worst case...passkeys are wholly opaque.
The ability to migrate them was considered an optional feature and not implemented before they were launched. It's still wholly unclear whether any individual implementation will let you do that or not, with options to prevent it.
- dylan604 1y agoAgain, it's us nerds making thing that didn't make it well enough that it causes pain on the end users. Not really sure how that's not the problem.
- porridgeraisin 1y agoStandards/specs set incentives which uniquely decide implementation quality. If after many years implementations backed by a variety of funding and brains _all_ suck, then it's the standard/spec's problem.