"OK. Fine. I've finally decided to embrace passkeys. But why does it feel so icky? As you probably know, passkeys are the tech industry's answer to The Password Problem. Unlike password data, which can be breached, phished, quished, vished, and smished, passkeys require an encrypted private key that (at least theoretically) only you have. They are the pinnacle of modern credential security, and we all should be using them. Or at least, that's the message our favorite sites are nagging us with constantly."
"Stick with me here. I'm going to try to deconstruct some of the hype and share my understanding of where these overreaching beasties fit into our credential security infrastructure. Let's start with a little digital adventure I had recently. After being nagged one too many times by a number of sites I use daily, I recently decided to give in. I decided to "move" to passkeys."
Passkeys replace password-stored secrets with encrypted private keys kept by users or devices, reducing phishing and breach risks. Adoption remains inconsistent across sites and devices, producing a messy user experience and confusion about setup. Many users add passkeys rather than fully replace passwords because recovery, account transfer, and new-device setup frequently still require passwords. Early attempts at passkey adoption were often convoluted and abandoned. Despite nagging prompts from services and clear security benefits, passkeys are best treated as an additive layer that improves phishing protection while legacy password workflows continue to persist.
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