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I don't know what this is, I'm not reading it, I just know that I just plain don't like it!
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Tl; dr: passkeys are a public-private key cryptographic way to authenticate a user, rather than shared secret (the password).
Everyone gets so caught up pushing the "just use a PIN, it's more secure!" line that it sounds like bullshit with an ulterior motive. But, it's a good idea if done right.
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So today Chrome is using encrypted sqlite databases to store session and separately passwords. These are encrypted with keys provided by the Windows system itself and in some of the things I've done I've needed to decrypt them. It's not hard to get the information you need from Windows to do so. At least keeping the passkey in your mind is fairly secure
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Does their implementation just rely on windows, and not have some kind of master password you remember? Because if so, that's r-slurred.
Authentication relying on 2 or more of "something you know", "something you have", and "something you are" is considered good. If you reduce it to just one, and pick "something you have", that's terrible.
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Here's how you would decrypt it with .net and no user involvement have fun
!codecels
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is there an equivalent for macos?
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Mebbe, idk how chrome encrypts stuff on mac they might not bother
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looks like macos is yet again a little more secure:
https://medium.com/@stevemarkperry/how-chrome-stores-your-passwords-windows-macos-and-why-you-still-shouldnt-let-it-de3774886733
i kind of hate apple, but the computers are just better.
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hope ur granny doesn't reuse that super secure master password anywhere else
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That's why you pair it with "something you have" and "something you are"
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99% of people find whatever 5 stage auth thing u have in mind tedious and will ignore or abuse it
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Step 1: sign into password manager
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becomes step 1: enter password123 that u use everywhere else
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I have: this password
I am: the person who has this password
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for some things it's perfectly adequate. You wouldn't save your cookies or sessions on an untrusted computer anyways.
Remembering passwords is a real hassle and should only be demanded when it's worth it.
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Passkeys are simply a token signed by a hardware key (TPM in Windows). There is nothing to decrypt and nothing to exfiltrate.
It's effectively federated authentication. You authenticate to your machine and that is trusted for authentication with the sites you visit, they just need the PK.
If you want a more secure version then you get a yubikey. You are not using a key, even if encoded in a readable format like PEM, the private key is ~450 characters of b64.
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I'm assuming you mean in the default state and not when using the sync passphrase setting
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Im willing to bet its crappy enough i can grab it.
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they want to use no passwords a passkey like ur face
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Your face isn't the passkey itself, your face unlocks access to a private key, and that is the passkey.
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My face!?!?!?!??!?!?
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The final answer is The Mark
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*CALL THE POLIIIICCCCEEEE!!!"
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Hello, police? Hi, yes, it's Marsey again...
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