Re:The Cryptography Behind Passkeys
by commandersaki on Thursday May 15, 2025 @12:44PM
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With a passkey you would have one in keychain that unlocks 1p. So you will only be asked for your phone password/unlock code whenever iOS asks, but it will be used to unlock 1P. Never need to enter your 1P passphrase.
I still don’t follow. So instead of 1 password that you remember, there would now be a passkey?
I feel that is too risky. Where would you store that passkey? And what if you lose it?
I suppose the 1p emergency kit could print out a QR code or something.
Re:The Cryptography Behind Passkeys
by commandersaki on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:41PM
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The passkey is stored in the secure enclave which is protected by your unlock code & biometrics (for fast unlock), or whatever the equivalent is for Google. You're not replacing your secret key / passphrase, it's just a different way to authenticate and decrypt vaults.
It's really more a convenience on a handheld device where entering a passphrase (mine is 20 characters) is a pain in the arse. Though, if it were available for macOS, I would use it there too.
...Unless I misunderstood what you're talking about. When I put in a passkey, 1p just asks me to press a button, not re-unlock.