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Re:Passwordless authentication with FIDO2–beyond just the web by donatj on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @02:57AM (#34892914)
> After the tenth failed attempt, the escrow record is destroyed.

This reads like literal nightmare fuel. Something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel. You get ten attempts to remember your PIN or your entire life will be utterly destroyed. You are locked out of society.

Also, what about if I break my iPhone and buy an Android[1]? Just SOL? That seems pretty anticompetitive

1. https://twitter.com/zinko45712997/status/1624766001987604482... - Quick Twitter search shows this already happening

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