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inopinatus • today at 9:58 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

if $5.6B is protected by your index finger then you're gonna need kidnap insurance, and a really good pair of gloves.


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splittydev • today at 10:10 AM

It's not protected by the index finger at all. There is no fingerprint reader in a Yubikey. The only protection is that it requires physical access and can't be triggered from software.

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croes • today at 12:28 PM

The point is the attacker has to be near you and mot somewhere around the globe

jwr • today at 11:42 AM

Sigh. I forgot I posted this in a crypto-related thread.