Passkeys are not a trap(scotthelme.co.uk)
645 points by speckx 1 day ago | 797 comments
tl;dr: Rebutting a viral "Passkeys are a trap" post, the author argues its central concern—attestation being used to lock users into approved software—is misguided: synced passkeys from iCloud, 1Password, etc. don't send attestation, and the post's recommended alternative (YubiKeys) actually does attest. The suggested fallback of TOTP is also phishable via tools like Evilginx, whereas passkeys are domain-bound and phishing-resistant. The advice: keep using passkeys with a trusted manager.
HN Discussion:
  • ~Passkeys are confusing in practice due to fragmented ecosystem across platforms and providers
  • ↓The real concern is future restrictions attestation enables, not attestation itself, so article misses the point
  • ↓Author has commercial conflicts of interest that undermine the article's credibility
  • ↓Article's technical claims about attestation not revealing OS/device state are factually wrong
  • ↓Attestation lock-in isn't hypothetical—it's already happening with corporate/vendor restrictions