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5 days ago

No, it absolutely doesn’t apply the same way to password. In a PQ world anyone that has your public key also has your private key. That’s not the case with a password and stolen hash.

In a PQ world if they have the stolen hash, they have the password. How is that different than the passkey world?

  • What? No? That’s not how hashing works. Thank you for confirming that you have no idea what you’re talking about.

    • Yeah, you are right. I don't know what I was thinking when I said that.

      Little harsh to say I have NO idea what I am talking about, though.

      I still don't agree that companies won't revoke their passkeys if we are in a PQ world.

      If they don't, you are still in a better place than passwords. Each public/private key pair is unique for every domain, so a compromise in one place is not a compromise in others. Many people re-use passwords (even if you don't).