Re:DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with mal...
by cesarb on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @11:59AM
(#45183899)
> Among other things, they are completely unfishable.
From what I've heard, they're also unbackupable, and tied to the ecosystem used to create them (so if you started with an Apple desktop, you can't later migrate the passkeys to a Windows desktop, you have to go to every single site you've ever used and create new ones).
Re:DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with mal...
by smw on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:12PM
(#45184125)
You can't really backup hardware tokens, either? It's quite possible to use something like bitwarden/vaultwarden/1password as a password manager, and you can "backup" tokens quite easily without being tied to a particular mobile/desktop ecosystem.
Re:DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with mal...
by frizlab on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:03PM
(#45189087)
That’s not true anymore; you can migrate passkeys to another password manager now.
Re:DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with mal...
by yawaramin on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @09:42PM
(#45192039)
You can just create a new passkey on the new device after logging in. It's a non-issue.
Re:DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with mal...
by 3eb7988a1663 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @11:05PM
(#45192706)
It is not a given that multiple services let you enroll multiple keys. How many year did it take before Amazon allowed multiple Yubikeys? Which means you are in a real pickle if you ever lose your one hardware device with keys (lost, stolen, bricked, whatever).
Passkeys are effectively and objectively a better security solution than password+2FA. Among other things, they are completely unfishable.