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Passkeys actually useless at this time? Please clarify!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="scorpionv" data-source="post: 1075242" data-attributes="member: 87125"><p>The private key part makes the passkey system much more safe than any system with an oldschool password that is actually submitted to and stored on a remote server.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Above quote from a nice article series on Ars Technica about passkeys:</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passwordless-google-accounts-are-easier-and-more-secure-than-passwords-heres-why/" target="_blank">Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?</a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passkeys-may-not-be-for-you-but-they-are-safe-and-easy-heres-why/" target="_blank">Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Takeaways, every big provider is just getting started with passkeys, hence the backwards compatibility to passwords. And yes, please continue to use 2FA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scorpionv, post: 1075242, member: 87125"] The private key part makes the passkey system much more safe than any system with an oldschool password that is actually submitted to and stored on a remote server. Above quote from a nice article series on Ars Technica about passkeys: [URL='https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passwordless-google-accounts-are-easier-and-more-secure-than-passwords-heres-why/']Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?[/URL] [URL='https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passkeys-may-not-be-for-you-but-they-are-safe-and-easy-heres-why/']Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why[/URL] Takeaways, every big provider is just getting started with passkeys, hence the backwards compatibility to passwords. And yes, please continue to use 2FA. [/QUOTE]
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