Why “synced” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> lack of backups if a device is lost/broken That's not accurate. Bitwarden syncs passkeys across all my devices including both mobile/desktop (iOS/Android/M…
by qlte · Sep 19, 2026
Are you aware that none of that is required when signing up for a site that supports passkeys? I think there is some confusion here caused by sloppy use of terminology among FAA…
by sholladay · Sep 18, 2026
I don't want to have the security sensitivity of my devices be escalated by the fact that I access a very important service with that device. Currently I have separate passwords…
by wang_li · Sep 18, 2026
How can it be saved and synced without credentials? I'm in that overwhelming majority, but I don't grok how I can recover the account when my phone is lost/stolen/dama…
by flerchin · Sep 18, 2026
"A third party OAuth provider puts you at the mercy of the service provider" This is they key issue with trusting a third party to manage my passkeys, they can also BLOCK them a…
by UltraSane · Sep 18, 2026
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