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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by int_19h on Friday April 26, 2024 @06:10PM (#40174851)
I'm curious as to why the number of slots is so small. Surely this is not some kind of fundamental limitation on what's possible (or cheap) with hardware?
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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by vbezhenar on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:25PM (#40176583)
Because yubikeys were designed long before passkeys become a thing. And hardware people love cutting cost to the bare bone to save one cent of $50 device.
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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by int_19h on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:07AM (#40178779)
That's the thing, though - did it save even one cent? How much more would it have cost to have 10x slots? 100x?
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