What are your thoughts on passkey login?
What are your thoughts on passkey login?
A lot of services support passkeys. Microsoft even has an option to make my account "passwordless". Since they are more secure than passwords, will you be switching some / most of your accounts to passkeys any time soon? Interested to hear everyone's thoughts on passkeys. 🔑
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I highly dislike the idea of a passkey replacing a password as it means you've lost the something you know and replace it only with something you have.
Passwords AND passkeys together sound great.
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To be fair, you cant use the passkeys unless you are logged into your password manager, which requires a password you "know".
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It could be your phone or computer as well, they don't have to be in a password manager.
And that's often going to be the default people use.
Now it's just your face or fingerprint, both of which are easier to bypass if it's targeted.
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Well, then its still 2FA. Something you are and something you have.
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Just in addition to my other reply... that was assuming it's not a government agency.
The police can just force you to do it, but they can't force a password.
Everyone using a passkey and biometrics on their hardware is law enforcements wet dream.
Including border security where you have less rights.
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This exactly why I have a phone that lets me use two factors to unlock it, pin plus fingerprint!
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It let's you require both?
It looks like it's pin and optional fingerprint, not pin and fingerprint for me? On Android
This is why I always turn it off in airports though.
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Pin to unlock phone
Fingerprint to unlock work profile.
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It's just much weaker than a password and passkey / security key.
Something you are can easily be taken from you. (Edit: eg lifting fingerprints can unlock things)
Something you know is harder and would escalate a situation if forced substantially.
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