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In theory, passkey replaces password. Single factor passkey is more secure than single password, and it doesn't matter where it's stored. A passkey in whatever
by rfoo 3y ago
In theory, passkey replaces password. Single factor passkey is more secure than single password, and it doesn't matter where it's stored. A passkey in whatever password manager we use (KeePass etc) makes sense. Such a passkey should not replace 2FA - you'd better still have a second factor.
The confusing part is Google, Apple and Microsoft implemented a hardware-secured (hardware is by default the enclave of your phone AND vendor's HSM in cloud) form of passkey, which can also serve as the second factor, replacing both password and 2FA. Some website then decided to support this type of passkey only, NOT passkey + security key, some are even deprecating security key U2F support.