Re:Tailscale doesn't want your password
by fragmede on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:13AM
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How do you bootstrap it? You get robbed at gunpoint by some ruffians and they take your wallet, cellphone, keys, and laptop. Hopefully they can't get into your accounts, but never mind that, how do you get back in to everything?
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Recovery code system? Like 2FA today, generate a special bootstrap key you can print and save.
This isn't that uncommon. Things like disk encryption also do this (e.g. bitlocker)
Re:Tailscale doesn't want your password
by recursive_loops on Thursday June 08, 2023 @01:29PM
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> generate a special bootstrap key you can print and save
So ... a password?
Also in this scenario you've been robbed. It's quite possible that either they took your printed out passkey also since it was in your wallet, or you're not at home where you can get the pass key from your file cabinet or safe.
Not really. A password is meant to be memorized and reproduced correctly regularlt, whereas a recovery key doesn't need that and can be very long and complicated since it is rarely used.
Re:Tailscale doesn't want your password
by hotpotamus on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:22AM
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Probably easier to start a new life at that point.