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Passkeys?
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typically not a lot of choice about whether to use a passkey (either they want it or not - like a password) I appreciate it only because it tends to be quicker and has less reliance on my memory (what were we talking about) - I have a fingerprint pad on my laptop and that is the 'passkey' I use.
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I use some passkeys. Some use fingerprints and some use facial recognition. As JP said, it’s a quick and secure way to log into websites that utilize it.
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Thanks Elliot. At my age, I'm concerned about continually adding more "things to install and learn".
Remember when we paid bills by sending a check (or authorizing direct debit)? Now some places require credit card, some require Zelle or PayPal, some require ApplePay, some direct debit, etc. It's all for the convenience of the company, and adds more complexity to the life of the customers. It's like needing multiple checking accounts, one for each business.
And we have to give our banking info separately to Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, ApplePay, etc. Seems like a hacker's paradise.
yeesh
Remember when we paid bills by sending a check (or authorizing direct debit)? Now some places require credit card, some require Zelle or PayPal, some require ApplePay, some direct debit, etc. It's all for the convenience of the company, and adds more complexity to the life of the customers. It's like needing multiple checking accounts, one for each business.
And we have to give our banking info separately to Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, ApplePay, etc. Seems like a hacker's paradise.
yeesh
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When I signing up for a new website and it ask if I want to use a passkey I now answer yes. I doubt very much if is is the same as any of the other ones I have but I don't know for sure. it eliminates one step in the sign process for me.
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It'll depend on what software they use if it can be loaded to the phone or other device which the website would query, then it would ping you to reply. I have something similar with my work apps that use one of a couple apps for multi factor authentication. But still, while it helps, much of the web seems to be designed for convenience and not to protect sensitive information. I tend to be old fashioned in that I don't keep personal info on websites or devices if I can avoid it to make stealing my data more difficult. Yes, not having pay apps, using checks and cash and other old ways of doing things isn't as convenient. But I figure the fewer places my info is, the harder it'll be to steal from me. That's what i get for being an IT guy for near 45 years now and watching things evolve.
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I use a password manager (PM) to remember the 100+ passwords that I have. I only have to remember the password for the password manager. Since it doesn’t leave my computer, it can be an easy to remember one. The PM also suggests the passwords that can’t be remembered for the internet sites, especially those that have to be periodically renewed. On my phone, I have facial recognition.
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I have no idea - at the end of the day it is pretty much all magic and voodoo. It just saves me having to dance naked under a full moon to get into certain websites
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My childhood nightmares are going to return
A password is sent directly to the system you are accessing and if vulnerable to all sorts of malfeasance such as phishing or other attacks. Passkeys stay on your computer and use a private public encryption key to transfer making them more secure. Basically it adds a hidden layer of built in security.
Unfortunately even with multi factor verification, passwords are not particularly secure. There are just to many different ways that a determined hacker can break them.
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Thanks Yisrael. This begins to resemble Franklin's lightning rod idea. Invent a new "thing" (lightning rod), sell it to the masses, who think they're now more secure. But the evil-doer's simply create a more efficient way of evil-doing, and bypass the "thing"..
yeesh
Some of us Yankees think Franklin was brilliant: Sell people the lightning rod, but the lightning rod actually "attracts" what it was designed to protect again. How many lightning rods do you see these days?
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Some of us Yankees think Franklin was brilliant: Sell people the lightning rod, but the lightning rod actually "attracts" what it was designed to protect again. How many lightning rods do you see these days?
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Interesting story there. As lightning rods came into common use, preachers throughout the country preached against the 'sin' of lightning rods. Why? Because they were one of the first times that people could control nature - Put up a rod and your barn doesn't burn down. In other words, lighting was no longer an 'Act of God.' Of course said preachers also refused to put lightning rods on their churches - so guess what continued to burn down when struck by lightning.
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Lighting rods are fairly popular in Florida. We had one home burn down in The Villages recently and another one either earlier this year or last year. One young man on his honeymoon was killed by lightniig when he was struck at the beach.
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Many people do, bu I don't remember it being mentioned on any of the homes hit.
