Passkeys replace passwords with encrypted key pairs that can’t be phished or leaked. Learn how FIDO2 and WebAuthn work, their pros and flaws.

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

  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    There are quite a few uninformed takes here & the number of upvotes they got for it is stunning. Lemmy. 😞

    • Sl00k@programming.devEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Lemmy has been very anti passkey at least since it’s rise in 2023, it’s very interesting how tech forward Lemmy generally is and how anti passkey and not even anti, just generally uninformed on them they are.

      I for one love them. I always read everyones opinions here and just think nobody has even attempted to use them. It’s very simple.