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Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more (world.hey.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] Spotlight7573 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does it work like that? Everything I see says they’re tied to that device.

It depends on what kind you want to use. If you want the most security, you can store them on something like a Yubikey, with it only being on that device and not exportable. If you get a new device, you'll need to add that new device to your accounts. For less security but more convenience, you can have them stored in a password manager that can be synced to some service (self-hosted or in the cloud) or has a database file that can be copied.

Fair, I guess I’ve never lost a password because it’s just a text string in my PW manager, not some auth process that can fail if things don’t work just right.

That's fair. It can be a bit of a mess with different browser, OS, and password manager support and their interactions but it has continued to get better as there is more adoption and development.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm excited to see where it is in another year or so, the idea of using public/private keys for logins is neat for sure.