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pibefision on June 16, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: GitHub Security Update: Reused Password Attack

Why U2F is betthern than using an Authenticator?

8_hours_ago on June 16, 2016 | [–]

Here's a brief comparison between OTP (Authenticator) and U2F: https://www.yubico.com/2016/02/otp-vs-u2f-strong-to-stronger...

One big advantage of U2P is protection against phishing and mitm attacks, which OTP is vulnerable to. There is more information here: https://developers.yubico.com/U2F/Protocol_details/Overview....

pfg on June 16, 2016 | [–]

U2F is immune against phishing.

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