Google, Apple and Microsoft: A password-free future is in the making (FIDO/Passkeys)

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Interesting articles, thanks for posting them.

IMO password managers will definitely have a business use case. So it will be interesting to see how quickly the “big tech companies” will implement the export/import of passkeys. The temptation to use them as another way to lock in users must be overwhelming.

Re: criminals “recovering” your ID. This has been and always will be a major vulnerability. If anyone can help me if I forget my password then my data is not as secure as possible.

I would normally expect financial institutions to welcome passkeys with open arms but I suspect they may be among the last to adopt them. Any institution that uses SMS for 2FA values customer service more than security.

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Absolutely! Especially in teams where there is a need to share passkeys securely! I should have written “for personal use” instead of “regular user”. :slight_smile:

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The third party managers are the ones who are going to do a good job providing a useful mix of attestation services you control. E.g., 1Password will help you manage (mostly look at) your super-locked-down key that your bank (hopefully optionally) requires, and at the same time, make it easy to use and move your portable keys for typical logins.

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1Password released (beta) passkey support today :tada: