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FIDO is the general standard, though I'm unsure how Apple's implementation differs. The tricky aspect of Passkeys is that there doesn't seem to be an easy way t
by als0 4y ago
FIDO is the general standard, though I'm unsure how Apple's implementation differs. The tricky aspect of Passkeys is that there doesn't seem to be an easy way to use them on non-Apple devices (IMHO not a deliberate lock-in, but a hard problem in general). I expect adoption to be slow because of this, in addition to the general problem of sites needing to adopt new authentication flows.
- CharlesW 4y ago> The tricky aspect of Passkeys is that there doesn't seem to be an easy way to use them on non-Apple devices (IMHO not a deliberate lock-in, but a hard problem in general). Not sure if this is what you mean, but Google has pledged rich passkeys support: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/one-step-closer-to-a-passwordless-future/ https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/one-step-clos... Also, I'm under the impression that password managers will evolve to also become passkey managers. Am I missing some reason that can't happen?
- als0 4y agoI think you're right that password managers will probably evolve to handle syncing across devices. I was thinking about how iCloud Keychain doesn't work with non-Apple devices (solvable with third party password managers, I assume).
- CharlesW 4y agoAh! Yes. But also surprisingly, maybe? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icloud-passwords/pejdijmoenmkgeppbflobdenhhabjlaj?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icloud-passwords/p...
- als0 4y agoOh wow, I haven't seen this before. I guess Apple don't really advertise this. Thanks for sharing.
- alwillis 4y ago1Password announced support for Passkeys back in June, as did Google and Microsoft [1]. [1]: https://blog.1password.com/1password-is-joining-the-fido-alliance/ https://blog.1password.com/1password-is-joining-the-fido-all...
- als0 4y agoBut doesn't every website need to support passkeys? I'm not talking about client support. Server side support will have slow adoption.