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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by __MatrixMan__ on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @07:02PM (#35809003)
There's already nomenclature for that too. Auth keys vs signing keys.
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by Zetice on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @10:30PM (#35810565)
I think the real answer to your question is a) marketing and b) it’s more data than just a private key. It has a private key, but also some other things.

Could be clearer for the tech folks though I agree.

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