Ethan Hawksley

Ethan Hawksley is a British computer science student at the University of Warwick and author of The Second Maintainer. Explore his projects and blog.

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I don't like passkeys

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Why passkeys are a step back for personal security: examining account lockout risks, platform lock-in, hardware key limits, and fragile recovery flows.