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Passkeys Explained: The End of Passwords (sentientrant.com)
submitted 2 days ago by sentientRant@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Passkeys are built on the FIDO2 standard (CTAP2 + WebAuthn standards). They remove the shared secret, stop phishing at the source, and make credential-stuffing useless.

But adoption is still low, and interoperability between Apple, Google, and Microsoft isn’t seamless.

I broke down how passkeys work, their strengths, and what’s still missing

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[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oops, meant passkey manager, fixed it.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that the same thing? All my credentials & passkeys are in the cross-platform password manager available from all my devices & any web browser. Passkeys even have a cross-device flow, so we can just scan a QR code & use a phone to sign into anything.

Manually keying in a password just feels so boomer.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not at all the same. I can type or dictate my passwords on any device with a keyboard. I am not reliant on an individual device continuing to work. In fact I could get all new devices tomorrow, with no access to any previous device, and log into all my accounts within minutes.

Passkeys do not allow, and specifically prevent, that.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 day ago

I am not reliant on an individual device continuing to work. In fact I could get all new devices tomorrow, with no access to any previous device, and log into all my accounts within minutes.

Exactly the same with a password manager which stores passkeys. Are you reading before responding?