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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by surteen on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @09:55AM (#35802443)
Because it's a PIN protecting a certificate stored on the device. Even if you know the PIN but don't have access to the device, you can't use it.
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @09:56AM (#35802456)
And the pin is the same functionality as activating a hardware authenticator like a Yubikey.
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by stouset on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @02:24PM (#35805876)
… which have historically yielded credentials at any touch, without a need for a PIN, fingerprint, or face scan.
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