Why “WebAuthn” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I don't know how you could screw that up and not break the UX flow in a way that would have some sort of noticeable hiccup, given the Webauthn API as it has been standardized. T…
by WorldMaker · Oct 15, 2026
> syncing and backup are critical requirements to non-technical users hardware-bound webauthn tokens are also important since they are more secure
by preisschild · Oct 15, 2026
It's bad analogy. webauthn is quite far from just a protocol to verify keys.
by bvrmn · Oct 15, 2026
"When it is present, WebAuthn attestation tells the site the make and model of the authenticator, identified by its AAGUID, with a certificate chain from the vendor to back it u…
by mahboi · Oct 15, 2026
> When it is present, WebAuthn attestation tells the site the make and model of the authenticator, identified by its AAGUID, with a certificate chain from the vendor to back it…
by creatonez · Oct 15, 2026
> WebAuthn attestation tells the site the make and model of the authenticator, identified by its AAGUID, with a certificate chain from the vendor to back it up. How's that not j…
by scotty79 · Oct 15, 2026
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Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is a web standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It defines an API that websites use to authenticate with WebAuthn credentials and outlines what WebAuthn authenticators should do. It solves many of the issues of traditional password-based authentication by verifying the user's identity with digital signatures. Although WebAuthn is often touted as a complete replacement for passwords, most websites that implement it continue to use passwords in some capacity. Read more on Wikipedia