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Retr0idyesterday at 6:59 PM1 replyview on HN

We know how to do hardware-bound phishing-resistant credentials now, it is a solved problem.


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Tharreyesterday at 7:22 PM

I'm going to assume you're referring to auth codes, especially the ones sent via SMS? In which case yes, banks should definitely stop using those but that alone doesn't solve the overarching issue.

The next step is simply that the scammer modifies the official bank app, adds a backdoor to it, and convinces the victim to install that app and login with it. No hardware-bound credentials are going to help you with that, the only fix is attestation, which brings you back to the aformentioned issue of blessed apps.

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