Re:Passkeys.io – A Passkey Authentication Demo
by dwaite on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:51PM
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> I'm curious if resetting a PIN or password on Windows or macOS or iPhone OS would retain the Passkey identities. I suspect it would...
Depends on the process for changing the PIN/password. The desktops may have an option to log in with the cloud account, which can have separate recovery processes.
If I lose my PIN to my iPhone though, pretty much my only option is a device reset. The difference with Passkeys is that they are bound to an iCloud account, not the hardware - so I get them back on device restore.
Some of the security key enterprise and government customers also don't necessarily want credential backup/restore. Handling the account recovery and key registration process in their environment has more quantifiable risk than having it as an external process.
Depends on the process for changing the PIN/password. The desktops may have an option to log in with the cloud account, which can have separate recovery processes.
If I lose my PIN to my iPhone though, pretty much my only option is a device reset. The difference with Passkeys is that they are bound to an iCloud account, not the hardware - so I get them back on device restore.
Some of the security key enterprise and government customers also don't necessarily want credential backup/restore. Handling the account recovery and key registration process in their environment has more quantifiable risk than having it as an external process.