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Re:Passkeys now support external providers by TheNewsIsHere on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:26AM (#36214302)
1Password previously announced that mobile support for passkeys stored in 1Password was on its way later. I assume they had advanced knowledge of this announcement.

I totally understand a pessimistic reading. In trying to roll out passkeys to everyone at once, and doing a poor job of UX and documentation clarity, all the major players bungled the 2022 launch. Not having some portability out of the gate absolutely caused unnecessary distrust about passkeys.

But I strongly believe this won’t become a vendor lock-in playground.

I have replied a lot about passkeys. I should disclose a former employer works in this space, but I’m not advocating for any particular company or product here, and I no longer have any inside knowledge relevant to the topic that isn’t already public.

Edit: grammatical typo; disclosure clarification

Re:Passkeys now support external providers by kps on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:13PM (#36215013)
That's good to hear. If cross-platform sync is possible, passkeys are definitely a better option for the 95% of crud that currently lives in browsers' password managers.
Re:Passkeys now support external providers by TheNewsIsHere on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @04:12PM (#36218487)
You mean this is annoying?

google.com (never save)

google.com (Jane.Doe)

google.com (Jane.Doe) (Grandma use this one)

google.com (never save)

google.com (Jane.Doe) (password missing)

google.com (Jane.Doe) *Your password may have been exposed in an online breach.

I fully agree with you. Passkeys solve a lot of usability problems, especially for the less technically adept, while solving so many password problems.

Edit: formatting nightmares