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Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Ninjazzon@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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?

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[–] 0nekoneko7@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (25 children)

People are making things more complicated than they already are. I simply keep my passwords and passphrases inside my memory.

P.S. My password is not 'Password123456'

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 39 points 9 months ago (18 children)

There's no way for the average person to keep up with remembering unique, strong passwords for all the sites that require them.

You either have to write it down, save it in a password manager, reuse passwords, or have simplified passwords or patterns.

[–] RippleEffect@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago

My vote is password manager. You can use 1 really good password for it and as many stupidly good passwords anywhere else since youre likely auto filling or pasting it in.

Just if your using it locally, remember to take a backup.

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