Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password

Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by dannyphantom on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:22PM (#35807972)

I'm not sure how it's all that different from Windows Hello.

> Passkeys are easy to set up and let you securely sign in to your Google Account using your fingerprint, face, screen lock, or hardware security key. You can create a passkey on this device, or use another device.

When I press [Continue], Windows Security appears where I can then scan my fingerprint which I already use to sign on.

A single glide of my finger worked as expected and a 'Passkey created' screen appeared with [Done] being my only option to continue.

After a sign out, re-enter of my gmail and these are the next few steps: https://imgur.com/a/heLrUkb

It seems like it just integrates the built-in verification methods depending on what device you are on.

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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by dwaite on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @09:34PM (#35810214)

Windows Hello can supply single-device passkeys at the platform level. Browsers and native apps will leverage Hello in the background (a la WebAuthn.DLL).

A passkey is a user facing term. Platforms have been working on technology to support that idea for years now.

There may be a difference in terms of how Windows Hello dictates the user experience vs what browsers show on other platforms - I haven't tried it recently.

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