Re:Tailscale doesn't want your password
by brookst on Thursday June 08, 2023 @08:33PM
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No complaints with questions, but many of the questions are in the form of assertions that are incorrect.
"Does that mean that passkeys can't be shared between users or devices?" is a 100% reasonable question.
"Passkeys are a step backward because they can't be shared between users or devices" is not really a question, it's an opinion based on imagination.
And passwords are just as complex. How do you securely share a login with another user?
Yes, there's complexity, but it's complexity born of a change in paradigm. The actual new thing is either equally simple or simpler than traditional passwords, once you factor in scenarios like backup, transfer, multi-device sync, sharing, etc. It's just different.
"Does that mean that passkeys can't be shared between users or devices?" is a 100% reasonable question.
"Passkeys are a step backward because they can't be shared between users or devices" is not really a question, it's an opinion based on imagination.
And passwords are just as complex. How do you securely share a login with another user?
Yes, there's complexity, but it's complexity born of a change in paradigm. The actual new thing is either equally simple or simpler than traditional passwords, once you factor in scenarios like backup, transfer, multi-device sync, sharing, etc. It's just different.