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<blockquote data-quote="Jonny Quest" data-source="post: 1060670" data-attributes="member: 99434"><p>[USER=3]@Ink[/USER] thank you for the incredibly informative post. I use 1Password, so I will be reading your post tonight after work. But for me, not all my devices support Biometrics, and the fingerprint option has never been consistent on the devices it does support. So it would be a PIN, which I still need to figure out how my strong password <u>and</u> 2FA aren't as good as a "passkey"? I need to read and understand more about the theory of it. Remember the threads where we were able to insert our passwords <a href="https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/" target="_blank">into the website</a> it would take 500 years to 1000+ to be broken. So for now, at least until tonight and I read about it more and do more research, I agree with this from the "Should you use a passkey or 2FA" spoiler:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Personal preference: Some people prefer the convenience of passkeys, while others prefer the security of 2FA. Ultimately, the best authentication method for you is the one that you feel most comfortable using.</li> </ul><p></p><p>edit:sp and word edits</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jonny Quest, post: 1060670, member: 99434"] [USER=3]@Ink[/USER] thank you for the incredibly informative post. I use 1Password, so I will be reading your post tonight after work. But for me, not all my devices support Biometrics, and the fingerprint option has never been consistent on the devices it does support. So it would be a PIN, which I still need to figure out how my strong password [U]and[/U] 2FA aren't as good as a "passkey"? I need to read and understand more about the theory of it. Remember the threads where we were able to insert our passwords [URL='https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/']into the website[/URL] it would take 500 years to 1000+ to be broken. So for now, at least until tonight and I read about it more and do more research, I agree with this from the "Should you use a passkey or 2FA" spoiler: [LIST] [*]Personal preference: Some people prefer the convenience of passkeys, while others prefer the security of 2FA. Ultimately, the best authentication method for you is the one that you feel most comfortable using. [/LIST] edit:sp and word edits [/QUOTE]
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