In the case of Yubikey (which are guaranteed to never be cloned) I would agree that it is 2FA, if the PIN is required for every use.
Software passkeys are in a decrypted state or backed up in various ways too often to rely on this.
In the case of Yubikey (which are guaranteed to never be cloned) I would agree that it is 2FA, if the PIN is required for every use.
Software passkeys are in a decrypted state or backed up in various ways too often to rely on this.
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