Not everyone agrees. But I’ve found that some dissent is rooted in a lack of understanding how passkeys work. I don’t blame the skeptics. Passkeys are simple to use, but their technical nuances can be a headache to understand. So let’s get into the details. Passkeys are the informal name for the WebAuthn standard for authentication. It relies on asymmetrical encryption aka public key cryptography. When you create a passkey, a public private key pair is generated. The website...
