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Chapter 5 of 10

Passkeys

Removing the shared secret.

The idea

Your device holds a private key and the site holds the public one. Signing in proves possession without sending anything reusable, so there is no password to phish or leak.

  • Unlocked by your fingerprint, face or device PIN.
  • Synced across devices by your platform or password manager.

Where they stand

Support is broad and growing. Most sites keep a password as a fallback, which limits the benefit until that fallback is removed.