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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Passwords are okay, impulsive Internet isn't (www.dedoimedo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication :

Something the user has - device/token
Something the user knows - password/pin
Something the user is - biometrics

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

This assumes a pin is used, which according to the WebAuthn wikipedia page is not generally the case:

The illustrated flow relies on PIN-based user verification, which, in terms of usability, is only a modest improvement over ordinary password authentication. In practice, the use of biometrics for user verification can improve the usability of WebAuthn.

The way I read this, a pin is even too much for the end-user and biometrics replace it for usability.