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		dwaite on May 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Passkeys: The beginning of the end of the password It isn't (just) a private key. It is part of a purpose-built authentication process that leverages private keys as a component. You cannot use the private key within a passkey for general purpose data signing, for example.

Spivak on May 4, 2023 [–]

What's stopping you? I have no intention of ever locking my keys in a hardware vault away from my own access and they're plain ole keys underneath.

witheld on May 4, 2023 | [–]

Then you can’t use passkeys!

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