Why “offsite” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Not all services let you enroll multiple keys. Amazon, with all the money in the world, was guilty of this for a long time. Practically, it is a huge challenge. I would want my…
by 0cf8612b2e1e · Sep 19, 2026
Copy pasting my other comment from an earlier thread FIDO2 USB Security key -> Bitwarden (With master password) -> Every other method (topt/password) I have 3 FIDO2 USB Sec…
by vablings · Sep 18, 2026
The biggest issue with passkeys is that since most USB tokens that support them don't allow syncing the private key to a backup device you have to enroll ALL of them to every si…
by UltraSane · Sep 18, 2026
Hey kids It’s simple 1) separate data from applications 2) use a real filesystem like zfs or btrfs 3) cronjob snapshot, replicate onsite, replicate offsite 4) monitor size of vo…
by cranberryjoe · Sep 17, 2026
Having offsite backups is great. Not hosting your infrastructure on a military contractor in Saudi Arabia is even better.
by culi · Sep 17, 2026
FIDO2 USB Security key -> Bitwarden (With master password) -> Every other 2FA method I have 3 FIDO2 USB Security keys, One I carry with my persons at all times, one that stays w…
by vablings · Sep 17, 2026
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