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Passkey Redaction Attacks Subvert GitHub, Microsoft Authentication (www.darkreading.com)

submitted 4 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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Adversary-in-the-middle attacks can strip out the passkey option from login pages that users see, leaving targets with only authentication choices that force them to give up credentials.

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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Passkeys are so secure that it's easier just to hack the page and not offer them as a login option, but that's your takeaway and you got multiple upvotes? God help us.