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Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more (world.hey.com)
submitted 10 months ago by exu@feditown.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] uiiiq@lemm.ee 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My thoughts exactly. I use Bitwarden and passkeys sync flawlessly between my devices. Password managers tied to a a device or ecosystem are stupid and people shouldn’t use them. This is true whether you use passwords or passkeys.

That said, we cannot blame users for bad UX that some platforms and some devs provide.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Isn't your password manager tied to an ecosystem with Bitwarden ?

I'm surprised people trust third parties to hold their passwords.

Wasn't there multiple password managers that got powned over the years ?

If you can sync Passwords you are also more exposed than some unhandy secure local password storage.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Wasn't there multiple password managers that got powned over the years ?

Pretty much only LastPass

[–] uiiiq@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

I can use bitwarden on Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android, on desktop app or using CLI. That’s a stark difference in comparison with built in Microsoft or Apple keychains. And yes, I trust Bitwarden.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Bitwarden is not usable on Linux desktop, keeps asking for password. The password can't be too short, so it takes some time to type it in. I turn off my computer when it's not needed, so I would just need to type in the password when I turn it on again.

Anyone have a better solution?

[–] knova@infosec.pub 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is “keeps asking for the password” the definition of “unusable on Linux”?

I have zero issue using this on Linux fwiw; yes, I am asked for password again on BW when I reboot/start my system. That is not inconvenient to me.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, because it doesn't have biometric support on Linux

[–] unskilled5117@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could use your

to unlock the app instead of the password

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The fingerprint doesn't work on Linux last time I tried

[–] unskilled5117@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

I think its a recent addition (08/2024) on Linux.

Add support for biometric unlock on Linux

[–] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

A better solution is to disable vault lock. It is very much usable (mostly talking about browser extension).