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this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
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I tried enabling a passkey on one of my Google accounts but couldn't wrap my brain around it. It felt like if I lost my phone I'd be screwed.
Think of a passkey as a specific "device" getting access to a service.
Device is in quotes here since it's really tied to the browser and your session on that browser so if you use multiple accounts or you use incognito mode, you will create a new passkey with each session.
You set up a passkey on each "device" you are using Google and then manage those keys through Google's account security web site, deleting keys as needed.
I'm personally not a fan of passkeys as a replacement for passwords. They provide a second factor but should not be relied upon as the only factor for authentication.