“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations to implement thanks to new initiatives the FIDO Alliance announced on Monday.

  • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    2 months ago

    I still have no idea how to use passkeys. It doesn’t seem obvious to the average user.

    I tried adding a passkey to an account, and all it does is cause a Firefox notification that says “touch your security key to continue with [website URL]”. It is not clear what to do next.

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      After my password manager auto filled a password and logged me in the website said “Tired of remembering passwords? Want to add a passkey?” I didn’t know what it meant so I said no lol.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      I think you actually have to buy a passkey device. Then configure it to work with a particular account.

      You plug the passkey into your computer and then whenever it asks for a password you literally touch it and it does its thing. I think there are options like biometrics that you can add on top but you don’t have to have that.