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Google will now make passkeys the default for personal accounts (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Passkey is some sort of specific unique key to a device allowing to use a pin on a device instead of the password. But which won't work on another device.

Now I don't know if that key can be stolen or not, or if it's really more secure or not, as people have really unsecure pins.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Google is taking a big step toward making passkeys the default login option for its users.

Starting today, users logging in to personal Google accounts will be prompted to create and use passkeys instead of passwords when possible.

They’re both easier to use and more secure than passwords, so users no longer need to rely on the names of pets, birthdays or the infamous “password123.” Instead, passkeys let users sign in to apps and sites the same way they unlock their devices: with a fingerprint, a face scan or a screen lock PIN.

And, unlike passwords, passkeys are resistant to online attacks like phishing, making them more secure than things like SMS one-time codes.

Google has been experimenting with passkeys across numerous products, including Chrome, over the past year.

Users who want to forgo passkeys can uncheck the "skip password when possible" option in their accounts.

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