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chewsyesterday at 8:27 PM2 repliesview on HN

Dunno why the downvotes, if you're willing to trust Apple or Google this is a good method for passkey usage. because your touchID/faceid/opticalid auth gate the keyring's on either of these vendors your passkey works without having to migrate them. EDIT: Also ANY device that you add to your iCloud has access to the passkeys you've made... it's a dream for secure access.


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dotancohenyesterday at 10:24 PM

What happens when the user decides to move to an Android device, or even is suspended from Apple for a suspected breach of the terms of service, or Apple decides to not support their country anymore? There are countless reasons to prefer to manage one's own access.

fugalfervoryesterday at 8:47 PM

The downvotes are because the commenter did not read or at least did not fully comprehend the meaning of the post they were responding to.