bfulgham
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:48PM (#23636007)
The point of the video was that when using the device as the authenticator, attestation reveals details of the phone (such as the unique private key used to prove the phone is valid to a manufacturer). The anonymous attestation authority here allows Apple to be assert to the qualities of the device without the device having to reveal identifiers externally.
This is akin to a batch of identifiers the size of all Apple products, while still allowing the device owner (or Apple) to disavow a particular device if it is lost or stolen.
The implementation also ensures that the same device creating multiple identities for the same website will have no signing characteristics linking one account to the other.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @07:15PM (#23634951)
That's precisely what the attestation section of the talk describes. This is all part of the WebAuthentication standard.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:52PM (#23634767)
This is, of course, an active thread of discussion in the WebAuthentication working group.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:51PM (#23634758)
Correct. The key material is stored in the Secure Enclave.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:48PM (#23634735)
Yes there is. The video covers this clearly.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:29PM (#23634603)
You should pay special attention to the section about attestation, which is not something that is done in a privacy-focused way without an anonymous attestation authority (which is part of the iOS 14 feature)