On this episode of The Vergecast, we figure out passkeys once and for all.

Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing… that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

  • @[email protected]English
    10•9 months ago

    Bitwarden does passkeys supposedly. Haven’t tried it myself yet because I don’t know what to make of passkeys.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•9 months ago

      Currently Bitwarden’s passkey support is limited to the browser extensions not the apps but from my experience it works relatively well. When logging into a site you just select the passkey from the extension popup and it logs you in.

      Example passkey registration:

      • Click create a passkey button in the accounts settings page
      • Bitwarden extension pops up with a list of matching accounts
      • Select the account in your password manager that you want to associate the passkey with
      • Click Save passkey button
      • The account now has a new passkey associated with it that’s stored in your Bitwarden vault

      Example login:

      • Click sign in with passkey button on the login page
      • Bitwarden extension pops up with a list of matching accounts from your vault
      • Select the account you want to sign in with
      • Click Confirm button
      • You’re signed in