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Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 26, 2024 @08:46PM (#40176029)
But what happens if I as an iPhone user want to switch to Android next year? Can I move my Apple passkeys?
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by vbezhenar on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:15PM (#40176529)
No, you can't. You need to login into every website and replace passkey with new one in website-specific way.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by snowwrestler on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:34PM (#40176640)
No, you add a new passkey from Android and then remove the passkey from iPhone.

1. Login with the passkey from your iPhone.

2. In your account, add a new passkey from your new Android. Now both passkeys are active.

3. Login with your new Android passkey.

4. In your account, deactivate the passkey that is stored on your iPhone.

Passkeys aren’t passwords. You can have more than one active at the same time. So instead of moving a single passkey around, you add or remove them to change devices or service providers.

Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by hedora on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:55PM (#40176737)
I have 400 accounts in my password manager.

There’s no way I’m doing that for each of them (or figuring out which ones support passkeys).

Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by akie on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:10AM (#40177433)
Then don’t change phone OS, or put your passkeys in a third party password manager.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by apple4ever on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:53AM (#40177632)
Or... use passwords and 2FA which we have been using forever and for years respectively.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by lupire on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:38AM (#40178910)
Why is that better? It's the same thing as a passkey managwer, but twice the work.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by signal11 on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:12PM (#40176172)
You can use passkeys cross platform already, eg with 1Password or even KeePass XC.

But I do agree with the point that Passkeys make it really easy to get locked in unless you’re careful.

Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:21PM (#40176229)
> You can use passkeys cross platform already, eg with 1Password or even KeePass XC.

But then I have the analogous problem of never being able to switch password managers!

Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by nxicvyvy on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:10PM (#40176503)
Bitwarden exports passkeys along with everything else.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by epistasis on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:18PM (#40176541)
Can anything else import a passkey? It makes me nervous to have export, Id rather just have multiple platforms.
Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by nxicvyvy on Saturday April 27, 2024 @12:19AM (#40177192)
Another bitwarden server? You can self host.

The idea isn't to move your keys around willy nilly the idea is that should you need to, you're not beholden to bitwarden inc.

Re:Passkeys: A Shattered Dream by lupire on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:40AM (#40178918)
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