Why “Fido” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think it's only technical users and paranoid users that care about export. Non-technical users are fine with device auto-sync and Cloud backup/restore, which is what they…
by WorldMaker · Oct 15, 2026
"They". Again, it was one guy, who didn't have the full backing of his employer much "the FIDO group". Who made a suggestion , though it was written as a threat because he was b…
by WorldMaker · Oct 15, 2026
I think KeypassXC already provides plain text export and Bitwarden provides some export as well. I guess eventually either passkey ecosystem will become locked to a few specific…
by sandmn · Oct 15, 2026
"The post makes what appears to be one central claim: Passkeys support something called attestation, which lets a website ask for cryptographic proof of what made the passkey."…
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · Oct 15, 2026
The problem with "sites must allow you to have multiple passkeys" bullshit is that sites aggressively push you towards making that first passkey, but then hide the process for a…
by OkayPhysicist · Oct 14, 2026
> there were some people on the standards committee(s) envisioning a glorious world where they can flip this on for everyone and instantly all the bad stuff stops. Why the past…
by mzajc · Oct 14, 2026
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