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It’s not really a new standard, it’s FIDO2, it’s been around for a while using security keys (yubikeys, solokeys…). Passkeys used to be called non-resident key
by ecesena 3y ago
It’s not really a new standard, it’s FIDO2, it’s been around for a while using security keys (yubikeys, solokeys…).
Passkeys used to be called non-resident keys.
In the world of hardware security keys there was no backup/share of private keys.
In this new wave of software authenticators (typically backed by the hw coprocessor that’s now available in phones & laptops), they called them passkeys, added sharing across devices, and a few debatable features like interactions with servers that may lead to lock in/tracking/etc (or may not).