![]() even if an attacker manages to guess/gain the password via phishing or brute-forcing, he won’t be able to login to the account just by using the password and in the case of a physical key, obtaining both the factors would be extremely difficult for a malicious actor.Īnkush Johar, Director at Infosec Ventures, an investor in EmailAuth.io and HumanFirewall.io, a comprehensive Anti-Phishing suite of products comments, “Physical security authentication is one of the most potent ways to stop phishing attacks. These prevent phishing just like any other multi-factor authentication i.e. Besides this, Security keys would also be able to warn the user if they were visiting a phishing website. These keys come in many forms like a USB stick or a Bluetooth fob that the users have to connect to their device when they try logging in. ![]() Only if both (password and security key) of them is present (and correct), the users get logged in. In the case of a Physical Security Key, this second factor is actually stored inside a physical device hence if a user wants to log in, not only he/she enters the password, the physical key must also be connected to the device being used to log in. ![]()
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