On this episode of The Vergecast, we figure out passkeys once and for all.

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?

  • aksdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    643·
    9 months ago

    If only companies wouldn’t be patronizing ass hats about it. A few sites deny storing passkeys in software wallets because of “security”. So what, keep using my password is safer now? Fucktards.

    • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
      28·
      9 months ago

      Many websites only allow creating a passkey on mobile for example. I also created passkeys on quite a few sites that straight up removed the feature a few days after. I also never found a site that let you completely remove password authentication after adding a passkey.

      • aksdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        9 months ago

        Even on mobile they are asshats. I have my password manager registered as the passkey wallet in iOS, so creating a passkey in PayPal for example fails.

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Didn’t allow me to create one because it doesn’t meet the Google’s security thing (unlocked bootloader).

        Fun