WebAuthn FIDO2 Security Keys

Comments advocate for WebAuthn, FIDO2/U2F, passkeys, and hardware tokens like Yubikeys as superior, phishing-resistant authentication solutions compared to alternatives like TOTP or SMS.

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Sample Comments

EGreg Mar 11, 2022 View on HN

Why don't people just use webauthn?

cokeandpepsi Dec 9, 2022 View on HN

It's mostly WebAuthn isn'it it?

wiml Sep 12, 2023 View on HN

It's what FIDO/U2F does, right?

vel0city Jan 3, 2024 View on HN

Sounds like a good use case for fido authenticators or passkeys.

mixmastamyk Oct 24, 2024 View on HN

Yubikey, FIDO2, etc already exists, though not supported everywhere.

Rafert Aug 6, 2019 View on HN

With WebAuthn it doesn't have to be a USB fob - it can be built into your device too.

postalrat Oct 13, 2022 View on HN

Don't all fido2 yubikeys support webauthn? They have the advantage that they can't be cloned/sync/etc. Might be an inconvenience for some but for me that's an advantage.

grey-area Jan 4, 2022 View on HN

Yes webauthn is a much better solution to this.

qudat Sep 3, 2023 View on HN

For chrome u2f was replaced by webauthn. Regardless, both are hard to implement compared to passwords

drhuseynov Apr 18, 2024 View on HN

FIDO2 Security keys should be considered good "hardware tokens" now , more phishing-resistant than TOTP