- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
“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.
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.
If that’s what’s needed, I can say with some certainty that adoption isn’t going to be picking up any time this decade.
They’ve been around forever as a concept I think I even have one for accessing some servers at work. You’re right no one uses them.
Devices themselves can act as passkeys too - I.e. your phone, laptop etc…
…except the ones that can’t
I think it depends on whether you have a TPM chip in it
Thanks for clarifying