/1 Is PassKey shaping a ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ future?
Google announced PassKey support for both Android and Chrome on 12/10/2022. Paypal announced PassKey support on 25/10/2022.
Google announced PassKey support for both Android and Chrome on 12/10/2022. Paypal announced PassKey support on 25/10/2022.
/2 Passkeys, also backed by Apple and Microsoft, is claimed to be a significantly ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ for passwords.
The diagram below shows how PassKeys work.
The diagram below shows how PassKeys work.
/3 ๐นStep 1 - create PassKeys
The end-user needs to confirm the account information and present their credentials (face ID, touch ID, etc.).
A private key is generated based on the public key provided by the website. The private key is stored on the device.
The end-user needs to confirm the account information and present their credentials (face ID, touch ID, etc.).
A private key is generated based on the public key provided by the website. The private key is stored on the device.
/4 ๐นStep 2 - sign in with PassKeys on devices
When the user tries to sign in to a website, they use the generated private key. Just select the account information and present the credentials to unlock the private key.
When the user tries to sign in to a website, they use the generated private key. Just select the account information and present the credentials to unlock the private key.
/5 Consequently, there is no risk of password leakage since no passwords are stored in the database.
Passkeys are built on ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, and it works across different platforms and browsers with a ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐.
Passkeys are built on ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, and it works across different platforms and browsers with a ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐.
/6 ๐ Over to you: Do you think PassKey is safer than a password?
/7 I hope you've found this thread helpful.
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