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Passkeys Explained: The End of Passwords (sentientrant.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago

OK, now think how nontechnical people will not be able to do it.

Nontechnical people can use BitWarden/Keeper/Proton Authenticator/any other major system like that instead of self-hosting.

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