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unethical_ban ◴[] No.30106682[source]
TOTP is not going anywhere for much of the Internet. Hold on while I get a Yuibikey to my dad who thinks "folders can't be in other folders" because that's not how they work in real life.

TOTP is a great security enhancement, and while phishable, considerably raises the bar for an attacker.

The fact that TOTP is mentioned as a bad practice in this document is an indicator that this should not be considered a general best practices guide. It is a valid best practice guide for a particular use case and particular user base.

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tptacek ◴[] No.30106859[source]
Yubikeys aren't the serious long-term alternative to TOTP; software keys embedded in phones are what we're going to end up with.
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1. zie ◴[] No.30108684[source]
I want to disagree, but I can't, because you are right. Though perhaps as wearable tech grows(watches and what not), perhaps the keys will exist there also.