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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?
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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".
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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?
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