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> Is it only theoretical, or is there any sample code?

Ah, not exactly. I saw it a something that could become a draft standard. That said, the test vectors do come from a program that implements it by hand[0].

I assume we could write one that would implement it for the command line (say, for cURL), but the design is really meant to be implemented by browsers.

> You could associate (some or all of) them with an account

Yes. In this instance, the account is the browser’s Sync system, which synchronizes between devices.

> I don't think we will ever eliminate passwords in the sense that a person will never need a password ever again

My belief is: we should only ask each individual to only remember a single password throughout their life, so that it can be strong enough to outlast them[1].

[0]: https://github.com/espadrine/espadrine.github.com/blob/maste...

[1]: https://espadrine.github.io/blog/posts/memorable-passwords.h...




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