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dont think so. what i gatherd passkeys is a public/private key scheme, much like pubkey auth in ssh logins.
Its still just a single factor if some body steals your private key.
Yes, buts it’s not something that can be easily guessed or found on a post it on the monitor
True dat. But if they compromise your computer the first thing the look for is key files.
Like my ssh keys are in a root permission file. Protected from general sight, but if somebody compromises my PC with a CVE on then goodbye keys.
At least with hardware key it is removable and requires a button press.
So accessing becomes physical access or quantum computer cracking
Its never transmitted, can be stored in HSMs. Anything that's handled wrong is unsafe
Steals it from your system I meant. Which has even happened to security pros.
Phew!