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Passkey portability is being developed, and once developed, passkeys may become widespread. Strictly speaking they may not meet the definition of MFA, but I think they should be permitted. They're way better than passwords. Let's make that clear. Signed-off-by: David A. Wheeler <[email protected]>
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Need input from others on whether passkey is an acceptable alternative to MFA. |
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I can see arguments either way. However, I think there's a very good chance that passkeys will become more common, so it needs to be clear. It is possible to implement passkeys in a way that also meets MFA. However, the most likely approaches are client-side use of a password or biometric check to unlock use of the passkey private key. An organization could have a policy requiring this, but it's impractical to have any kind of automated check for that, and it's the sort of policy that would be trivially ignored. |
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Passkey portability is being developed, and once developed, passkeys may become widespread.
Strictly speaking they may not meet the definition of MFA, but I think they should be permitted. They're way better than passwords. Let's make that clear.