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> A passkey on a phone can also be used to sign in on a nearby device. For example, an Android user can now sign in to a passkey-enabled website using Safari o
by politelemon 4y ago
> A passkey on a phone can also be used to sign in on a nearby device. For example, an Android user can now sign in to a passkey-enabled website using Safari on a Mac. Similarly, passkey support in Chrome means that a Chrome user, for example on Windows, can do the same using a passkey stored on their iOS device.
> Since passkeys are built on industry standards, this works across different platforms and browsers - including Windows, macOS and iOS, and ChromeOS, with a uniform user experience.
I see no mention of Linux in these examples, which tells me that users having access to their keys is not a primary concern for these implementations?
- oezi 4y agoIt seems the client side is baked into browsers rather than being something which leverages a local implementation for key storage.