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Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by tptacek on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @09:52PM (#20763914)
Because it would be crazy to link all our different clients to our personal Github accounts, or really to any single Github account.
Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by DangitBobby on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:53AM (#20765055)
GitHub recommends using a single account, according to their website[0]... I get that it could be seen as a security concern, but I don't know if it's crazy. I only accept a physical key as 2FA, and you can revoke SSH keys from your account if your development machine is ever stolen or missing.

0. https://github.community/t5/Support-Protips/Using-one-accoun...

Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by tptacek on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:51PM (#20780360)
Github is, pretty clearly, wrong about this.
Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by mbesto on Thursday August 22, 2019 @03:39PM (#20771644)
Don't you find it a little crazy from a security perspective that you're using your machines for both personal and work purposes?
Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by tptacek on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:21PM (#20774288)
We're not; "personal" was just easier to write in the moment than "single long term durable account associated with Latacora".
Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by mbesto on Friday August 23, 2019 @05:59PM (#20783102)
Ok so what advantage does that give you? The idea of PKI is that your identification is tied to your machine. Why are you unnecessarily conflating authorization with authentication?
Re:GitHub Supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) for Securit... by tialaramex on Thursday August 22, 2019 @03:13AM (#20765433)
If that would be "crazy" then I don't really see why you're so enthusiastic about using the same key for these "different" accounts.

I get how you can make it arguably safe, but it just seems like a needless risk exactly like a single shared account.