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A rebuttal to an anti-passkey, pro-TOTP post that has made the rounds on Lemmy as well.

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[–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The point is that not all protocols are created equal. So "we shouldn’t have created HTTP" depends on what HTTP is specifying.

If a protocol makes it easier for big players to abuse the system, then it's a worse protocol in that respect.

The point being made against passkeys is that, in some respects, it's worse because of the inclusion of attestation as part of the standard.