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mgiannopoulos
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W3C approves WebAuthn as the web standard for pass...
So what is your suggested simple, reliable method of authentication? Does one exist?
Grue3
on March 4, 2019
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A password sent over an encrypted connection and hashed+salted on the backend? It's an extremely reliable and proven method that has been used for decades!
toyg
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Totally secure against data breaches and phishing, as we've seen over and over again.
Oh wait...
Accacin
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It's not reliable because I have to trust the owner of the site.
mgiannopoulos
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You need to remember the password though. Quite more possible to forget the password than losing your mobile device.
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