ZeroCool to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 8 months agoBitwarden passkey support starts rolling out through the browser extensionwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkBitwarden passkey support starts rolling out through the browser extensionwww.androidpolice.comZeroCool to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 8 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-square@TedZanzibar@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish7•8 months agoThis is the best primer that I’ve found: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/what-passkey The main advantage is that, like hardware security keys, they’re immune to Man in the Middle phishing attacks, but are far simpler to use so should hopefully see much more widespread use.
minus-square@birdcat@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•8 months agobut it one would use a security key for the butwarden login, all of thst is pointless, no?
minus-square@mea_rah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•8 months ago butwarden login That is different kind of protection. 😄 but it one would use a security key for the butwarden login, all of thst is pointless, no? The phishing protection is still very valuable. Also presumably you’d protect your Bitwarden account better than any number of random sites.
This is the best primer that I’ve found: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/what-passkey
The main advantage is that, like hardware security keys, they’re immune to Man in the Middle phishing attacks, but are far simpler to use so should hopefully see much more widespread use.
but it one would use a security key for the butwarden login, all of thst is pointless, no?
That is different kind of protection. 😄
The phishing protection is still very valuable. Also presumably you’d protect your Bitwarden account better than any number of random sites.