Re:What I Wish I Knew About U2F and Other Hardware MFA Proto...
by pvg on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:57PM
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You don't need to make it as elaborate as 'safe deposit box' or 'implanted into spouse' and most accounts that matter have other ways of recovery, e.g. an app-based authenticator, one-time recovery codes (a recovery code is something you might want to stick in a safe deposit box). You can just get, say, three hw keys, put one on a keychain another somewhere on your desk and a third in a drawer somewhere.
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Re:What I Wish I Knew About U2F and Other Hardware MFA Proto...
by Arainach on Saturday April 17, 2021 @04:16PM
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This is vulnerable to a house fire/other natural disaster. In general, I recommend having at least one thing offsite - whether that’s in a security deposit box, with a trusted friend or family member, in your desk at the office, or whatever.
Re:What I Wish I Knew About U2F and Other Hardware MFA Proto...
by powvans on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:13PM
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'implanted into spouse'
What about steganography in tattoos? That would be pretty interesting. Perhaps combining that data with a short code or seed that you memorize.
Re:What I Wish I Knew About U2F and Other Hardware MFA Proto...
by pvg on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:22PM
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Periodically generated seeds, encoded on actual seeds that you and your partner eat for breakfast.
Re:What I Wish I Knew About U2F and Other Hardware MFA Proto...
by powvans on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:30PM
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I love it.
The tech exists. My neighbor works for a company that does encoding of data on packaging. Goal is that every cereal box on the grocery aisle can be individually tracked.