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turnsout on April 23, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why is WebAuthn so slow to take off?

Eventually the goal would be to remove username & password altogether. That would be MUCH simpler for developers. No email integration for forgot password flows, no need to hash and store credentials, etc. WebAuthn is dramatically easier to implement than passwords.

altairprime on April 23, 2023 [–]

What will folks accessing sites at a library do? They can’t access their cloud account, it’s a library computer.

tough on April 23, 2023 | [–]

Spin up a VM to use ?

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