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		skydhash 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users The issue is tying it to a device that can be easily lost. Yubikeys can be easily hidden and are not thief magnets.

TheNewsIsHere 9 months ago [–]

Yep, you ideally don’t have your only key/copy of the key on any one device.

That’s why the mainstream implementations are synced. Or why you have an extra Yubikey.

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