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		dontupvoteme on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Passkeys will come at a cost Why are organizations that aren't NIST trying to do anything fundamentally in cryptography?

kj4ips on July 13, 2023 | [–]

This is more of a use of cryptography for authn, not designing the cryptosystem itself.

dontupvoteme on July 14, 2023 | [–]

why is this rated -1? NIST is right up there with DARPA and tennis in terms of unassailable institutions.

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