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

  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    142·
    13 hours ago

    I don’t want to boot up a fucking android VM to run some login app every time I need to log into an unimportant account that realistically I would have used “el-passwordo” for the password if it let me.

    • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      7 hours ago

      You can use browser extensions, not sure why you’d think you’d have to run an android VM lmfao

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        I just know the one my employer forces me to use can’t be. Need to use the stupid microsoft app.

        • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          4 hours ago

          Not sure if that’s actually a “passkey” in the same sense then, MS is doing its own shit for sure. I use vaultwarden/bitwarden and can save standard passkeys there no problem.