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Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Ninjazzon@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing... that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

it's objectively a downgrade to have to get my phone out just to sign into youtube. i broke my phone screen and couldn't sign into my damn bank until i got it fixed because they making me verify with a text. bullshit world these days

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 13 points 8 months ago

And than there’s Google itself, notorious for blocking people’s accounts for nothing and offering zero recourse to get it back.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, which is why passkeys are so good.

[–] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Exactly. You could have access to your password manager on your computer or a backup hardware security key instead. It doesn't have to all be tied to just one phone, just like you don't have to have just one house or car key.