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Keys can be copied very easily. It’s one of their primary features. Can you easily copy your USB key?

• jazzyjackson 8d ago
  Yubikeys are Secure Enclaves designed to not be copyable
  • eikenberry 8d ago
    Right. That's the flaw I was pointing out.
• krupan 8d ago
  Physical keys can easily be copied, and physical locks can easily be picked. That might be fine for your house or storage unit, but for your bank account or your car (newer cars no longer have simple physical keys/locks), we've moved beyond that tech.
  • mrguyorama 8d ago
    That any and all physical security measures can be defeated is a feature, not a bug. Almost no human beings actually need that level of security, and the tradeoffs are absolutely not worth it for those of us without Mossad as a threat. How often do people lock themselves out of their own house? Don't you know anyone with ADHD? Imagine any time that happens it is mathematically verifiably permanent as a fact of reality itself. It doesn't matter that the state still views you as the legal owner, you are never allowed in ever again.
    • krupan 8d ago
      No web service is like that. They all offer recovery options. We aren't talking about Bitcoin here.
      • EvanAnderson 8d ago
        The trend of companies becoming easier to contact and customer service becoming better is well-documented.
      • Telaneo 7d ago
        Tell that to the people who have lost access to their Google account.
        • krupan 6d ago
          Now we aren't talking about a security problem, we're talking about who really owns what. Google can lock you out of your account no matter what kind of authentication they use for that account
          • Telaneo 6d ago
            It's a lot easier to be locked out with a passkey than without one.
            • krupan 6d ago
              No it's not. Google flips a bit in their database and no matter what kind of authentication you set up with them, you get denied
              • Telaneo 6d ago
                This does not reflect my own lived experience. But if true, that means that Google can choose to not provide you a recovery service, which is functionally the same as them not having it.
                • krupan 5d ago
                  I'm not even sure what your point is anymore. If Google decides they don't want you to log in anymore, you can't log in anymore. It doesn't matter if you try to log in with a passkey, a password, your fingerprint, or sending a secret code in with carrier pidgeon. This has nothing to do with passkeys vs passwords vs anything else. If Google does want you to be able to log in then they will work with you to make that happen, whether you forgot your password, lost your passkey, or your carrier pidgeon died. Passkeys are not special in this regard at all. What does make them special is that nobody can use a phishing attack to steal your passkey and log in to your account. Nobody can guess your passkey and log into your account. Nobody can intercept your passkey in flight and log in as you. That's the important distinction.
• apexalpha 7d ago
  You can 'copy' it by registering a new one to the service.