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Re:OnlyKey: Open-Source Alternative to YubiKey by krupan on Thursday December 26, 2019 @04:35PM (#21887007)
What do you do when you lose your house key or car key?
Re:OnlyKey: Open-Source Alternative to YubiKey by iudqnolq on Thursday December 26, 2019 @04:45PM (#21887080)
Pay someone to crack the security.

How much would it cost to pay someone to "break open" my GMail account if I lost access to all my second factors? I'm guessing more than the ~$150 a locksmith would charge me to break into my house. Probably a number of zeroes at the end more.

Re:OnlyKey: Open-Source Alternative to YubiKey by krupan on Friday December 27, 2019 @06:02PM (#21895581)
I don't think Google charges anything as long as you can prove you're the owner.

But even in the physical world, how often do you lose your house or car keys? I can't remember if I've ever lost them for good and had to pay a locksmith. It just doesn't happen. I do have a spare of each key (or another type of key like a garage door opener) I'm case it does happen. Why does everyone bring up the problem of lost keys when it comes to computers? It's no t that big of a deal. I know I've lost or forgotten far more passwords than I have physical keys over the course of my life. Am I that different from the average person?