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Developer criticizes passkeys as poor fit for personal security

Post gains significant traction on Hacker News

1 Sep 18 8:06 AM · 5d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 3

The article reached Hacker News frontpage with 67 points and 36 comments within hours of publication, indicating substantial interest from the developer community in the passkey debate.

Post gains significant traction on Hacker News
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“Passkeys are a fantastic technology…but a poor fit for personal security. To an individual, the greatest risks are instead permanent account lockout, automated account bans, and device loss.”

Ethan Hawksley, Developer and author · hn ↗

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets I don't like passkeys

    first by HN Best, 5d ago · also HN Frontpage

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