Re:Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection
by ecesena on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:22PM
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The hostname of the website you're visiting is cryptographically signed by the security key.
So, if by accident you're on phishing.com, the key will generate a signature containing phishing.com. When the attacker forwards it to google.com, Google won't verify the signature, and thus the attacker won't get access to your account.
So, if by accident you're on phishing.com, the key will generate a signature containing phishing.com. When the attacker forwards it to google.com, Google won't verify the signature, and thus the attacker won't get access to your account.