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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by remram on Sunday April 28, 2024 @09:35AM (#40188483)
> It would be inconvenient if I needed to login to a shared computer

Ok, I'll bite. Anyone knows how this would be done in that setup?

"Can't" is a deal breaker, so is "use the password you had to generate and store in your manager anyway".

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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by shepherdjerred on Sunday April 28, 2024 @10:52AM (#40189029)
Most if not all providers that I've used still allow you to use a password.

If you _had_ to you your passkey you'd probably have to install 1Password + the extension in your browser. This is definitely not a great workaround.

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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by remram on Sunday April 28, 2024 @09:29PM (#40193483)
I wish there was a "fast API" for password managers. You can help them autocomplete by using `type` and `autocomplete` attributes in your login form, and there is a "well-known" URL to find the password change form, but I wish there was a way to bypass the HTML page entirely. This would get us 99% of the features of Passkeys I think, where the user only interacts with the password manager's UI.
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