The service provides two factor authentication via method of cryptographic keys


Service: Keybase
Status: DECLINED
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Author: Joe (5276)


Although not a traditional Google Authenticator or YubiKey. The idea of 2 Factor Authentication via Something you know (your password) and something you have (your device or paper key) is still used. In fact the argument is made that the traditional 2 Factor Authentication methods wouldn't actually help in this case, just because of the way Keybase works with the Bitcoin blockchain.


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On 2020-12-02 17:22:40 UTC, Agnes_de_Lion (20760) Staff wrote:

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On 2021-02-06 03:50:46 UTC, System (21311) Bot wrote:

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Version 3: 2019-12-02 18:39:00 UTC by Joe (5276)

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Updated Analysis: Although not a traditional Google Authenticator or YubiKey. The idea of 2 Factor Authentication via Something you know (your password) and something you have (your device or paper key) is still used. In fact the argument is made that the traditional 2 Factor Authentication methods wouldn't actually help in this case, just because of the way Keybase works with the Bitcoin blockchain.

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