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		palata on Jan 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Winding down Google Sync and Less Secure Apps supp... I would say that if you use your fingerprint to unlock the hardware key on your smartphone, then you have two factors: one needs to both steal your smartphone (for the hardware key) and copy your fingerprint. Or am I missing something here?

declaredapple on Jan 22, 2024 [–]

Passkey's don't strictly require 2FA sources.

Some hardware keys like yubikey's generally only prove physical presence of the key. And software implementations exist too.

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