Re: [webauthn] Add to sec cons a brief discussion of the sec properties accrued by authnr & client platform proximity (#1257)

@emlun's analysis of the phishability of the architecture outlined in his https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/issues/1257#issuecomment-510486375 seems overall correct (on quick skim)

The original thrust of this issue is "authnr & client platform proximity" which is a not-so-clear way to say "authnr & client secure channel establishment via a non-MITM-able non-evesdropable channel, e.g., one requiring physical proximity, eg the authnr scanning a local-client-displayed QR code containing iniital key seeds/shares, or, the client and authnr communicating over physical USB connection (and sharing keys), or over NFC (and sharing keys)."   I.e., this is how caBLE's handshake's security guarantees are established.



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