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Hardware security keys
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2008–2021), in 4 threads.
People raised many different problems with Hardware security keys, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Must register every key on every service, and periodically re-register when swapping keys2021-05-07
- Losing a key means re-registering every site, so users avoid or abandon the keys2021-01-17
- Must carry the token everywhere; bank needed in-person visits and forms for chargeback2019-11-15
- Must carry a USB key everywhere to log into websites2008-08-10