Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Make them required, they will take off. Most phones made in the past few years can operate as one.


> Most phones

Are you going to force people to use specific smartphones?


How many smartphones these days are not running iOS or Android?

Even then, nothing keeps the vendors of alternative smartphone OSes from implementing a FIDO platform authenticator.


> How many smartphones these days are not running iOS or Android?

Those that fight the duopoly and allow user freedom: Librem 5 and Pinephone.

I really hope that it could use an open standard. Then, it's probably fine.


FIDO is an open standard!

https://fidoalliance.org/fido2/

Nothing is preventing either OS from implementing it, either as a platform authenticator or via NFC, USB or Bluetooth support for external authenticators.


Do you mean like via NFC? That would be great, are there viable solutions for windows/etc?




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: