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Revision as of 12:44, 27 April 2024

Full Title or Meme

As the name Passkey suggests, it requires dual verification of an account before someone can sign-in to that account.

Context

With Passkeys there’s a subtle difference to FIDO 2.0 as it surrounds a multi-device Fast Identity Authentication with another protocol. Passkey uses a notification, which is generally sent to an individual’s smartphone during a log-in process and lets them authenticate their credentials. Often, this is done using a PIN or biometric process and thereby removes the need for conventional letter and number combination passwords.[1]

Features

  • Passkeys can be synced between devices where enabled by the device. This feature can be blocked by using device-bound Passkeys.
  • The user must unlock the passkey on the device before it is used. Typically a Biometric Factor or pin is used.

Problems

+ The credentials created by a web connected user on a browser are completely useless when the underlying protocol insistes on some complex format like SD-JWT.

Acceptance

  • Passkeys support by both Apple and Google. See the website for details.
  • By the end of 2023 it looks like more people are using passkeys than expected.[2]
    1Password experienced a particular spike in October 2023, correlating with big companies like Amazon and WhatsApp rolling out their support for passkeys during this month, with over 70,000 created between October 16-22 alone.

Portability

Vendor Relationship Management (via Doc Searls) is coming true but it is fully hidden behind terms like:

  • Password Management,
  • Credential Management,
  • Portable Passkeys.

But the point is that a human being can move their access and metadata about the sites that they visit as a part of their daily life. I hope it works out! I hope they make the result extensible. See this video clip from Rew Isalm and Nick Steele.

References

  1. FIDO Passkeys - Accelerating the Availability of Simpler, Stronger Passwordless Sign-Ins https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys/
  2. Lewis Maddison, Looks like more people are using passkeys than expected 1Password sees passkeys exceed 700k (2023-12-21) https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/looks-like-more-people-are-using-passkeys-than-expected

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