WebAuthn: Difference between revisions

Statement by Steve Gibson, security researcher, disputing WebAuthn can do single-factor
Undid revision 886408224 by HandsOnTech (talk) Removed claim referring to Tweet from Steve Gibson. It is based on a misunderstanding of FIDO2, which he confuses with U2F, which could indeed only be used as a second-factor.
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Despite these shortcomings Paragon Initiative Enterprises still encourage users to continue to use WebAuthn but have come up with some recommendations for potential implementors and developers of the standard that they hope can be implemented before the standard is finalized. Avoiding such mistakes as early as possible would prevent the industry from any challenges that are introduced by broken standards and the need for [[Backward_compatibility|backwards compatibility]].
Despite these shortcomings Paragon Initiative Enterprises still encourage users to continue to use WebAuthn but have come up with some recommendations for potential implementors and developers of the standard that they hope can be implemented before the standard is finalized. Avoiding such mistakes as early as possible would prevent the industry from any challenges that are introduced by broken standards and the need for [[Backward_compatibility|backwards compatibility]].
In March 2019, longtime security researcher and author of [[SQRL]], [[Steve_Gibson_(computer_programmer)|Steve Gibson]] took issue with the claim that WebAuthn can be used in a single-factor capacity noting "WebAuthn is not single factor. You must first tell it who you are claiming to be. And only then can WebAuthn or FIDO able to confirm your identity claim. SQRL both knows and confirms who you are." <ref name="gibson-steve">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SGgrc/status/1103060687025102848|title=Steve Gibson on WebAuthn's single-factor claim|publisher=Twitter.com|date=2019-03-05|accessdate=2019-03-05}}</ref>


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