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?

  • @leftzeroEnglish
    1•4 months ago

    This means you can access your account form a public device without that device ever knowing your credentials provided you and your secure device are physically presen

    My secure device is in my other pants, though. I misplace my brain much less often.