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SSH keys for logging into websites. Like SSH keys there is a public and private key pair, and you never actually send your private key to the website, rather i
by stetrain 3y ago
SSH keys for logging into websites.
Like SSH keys there is a public and private key pair, and you never actually send your private key to the website, rather it is confirmed in a challenge/response pattern that proves you have the matching key.
This means you can’t accidentally give your passkey to a phishing website or lose it in a data breach (of the website you are logging into) because it never gets sent to a website in the first place.
You can register multiple passkeys for a given website/account.
You can sync and share passkeys via password managers like 1Password, iCloud Keychain, KeepassXC, etc.