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Re: FIDO2

From Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: FIDO2
Date 2025-01-27 18:06 +0000
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Paul wrote:

> Was all of your setup done in a Windows Hello dialog ?

yes and no, the first 3 options are described as "hello" but the 4th is 
just "security key" without "hello"

<http://andyburns.uk/misc/fido2.png>

>  From your description, you must have been in here.
> 
>     https://www.yubion.com/post/fido2-security-key-pin-setting-fingerprint- 
> setting-for-windows?lang=en

I've got a couple  of oldish yubikeys, but they're too fragile to leave 
in a machine permanently, hence going for the kensington ewith just a 
little stump sticking out the machine.

> This isn't the ARM64 laptop is it, the Qualcomm one ?

No.

> Your device is a security key (with biometric credential transmission) and it
> probably isn't the PIN setup option here but the security key option. The fingerprint
> one would be for a captive fingerprint reading device in the laptop.

the finger print (vs security key) devices seemed like the less flexible 
option

>     https://static1.xdaimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2023/09/ 
> windows-11-settings-remove-windows-hello.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2
> 
>     (https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-set-up-windows-hello/ )
> 
> Apparently, it is possible to use a third party App from the Store,
> to accept the security key at login, but that strikes me as poor
> security. You want only Windows goods, with Windows signing, in
> that path.

It might go back to amazon ...

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FIDO2 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-27 16:47 +0000
  Re: FIDO2 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-27 12:49 -0500
    Re: FIDO2 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-27 18:06 +0000
      Re: FIDO2 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-27 14:09 -0500
        Re: FIDO2 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-27 19:43 +0000
          Re: FIDO2 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-27 20:06 +0000
        Re: FIDO2 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-28 16:38 +0000

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