What Are Passkeys?
You know how annoying it is to remember all those different passwords for every single website? And how terrifying it is when you hear about a company getting hacked, and suddenly, your password for that site might be out there? Well, imagine logging into PayPal without a password, and even if PayPal’s systems got totally breached, your login wouldn’t be compromised. That’s pretty much what passkeys are all about, and lets deep dive into the secret sauce behind them.
If you’re like billions of others with a smartphone, you might have already used passkeys on your phone. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google have been rolling out passkeys widely recently. So what is it? PassKeys are a new, more secure way to sign in to websites and apps. They are a replacement for traditional passwords and are designed to be resistant to phishing, easier to use, and secure.
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