Passkeys are built on the FIDO2 standard (CTAP2 + WebAuthn standards). They remove the shared secret, stop phishing at the source, and make credential-stuffing useless.

But adoption is still low, and interoperability between Apple, Google, and Microsoft isn’t seamless.

I broke down how passkeys work, their strengths, and what’s still missing

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[–] 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I don't want to boot up a fucking android VM to run some login app every time I need to log into an unimportant account that realistically I would have used "el-passwordo" for the password if it let me.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    You can use browser extensions, not sure why you'd think you'd have to run an android VM lmfao

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I just know the one my employer forces me to use can't be. Need to use the stupid microsoft app.

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