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Here is Google discussing how passkeys are easier and simpler to use than passwords: https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/making-authentication-faster-than-e

Here is Google discussing how passkeys are easier and simpler to use than passwords: https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/making-authentication-faster-than-ever.html https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/making-authenticatio... Here is 1Password discussing how passkeys are simpler to use than passwords: https://1password.com/product/passkeys https://1password.com/product/passkeys Here is Ars Technica declaring that passkeys are easier to use than passwords: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passwordless-google-accounts-are-easier-and-more-secure-than-passwords-heres-why/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/passw... Etc etc. If this is the first time you are seeing businesses and media refer to passkeys as being simpler to use than passwords you haven't been paying attention.

stavros 3y ago
Oh huh, I stand corrected. I thought passwords were easy, but, thinking about it, I've had lots of trouble trying to figure out which password I've used for each site. I can definitely believe passkeys are easier, in light of that.
- 90-00-09 3y ago
  Personally I think that’s the best selling point of passkeys. Most non-tech people don’t use password managers and have to memorize passwords, reset frequently passwords they can’t remember, etc. Security is way harder to sell than convenience. Saying that, I am struggling to understand what is the expectation for ordinary user behavior in terms of hardware-tied credentials. Eg so many people upgrade their iPhone every 1-2 years. If passkeys are not transferred to the new phone, what is the industry suggesting people do?
  - stavros 3y ago
    Passkeys are Google-synced WebAuthn keys, so there's no such thing as hardware-tied passkeys. If you want to use hardware WebAuthn keys, you should know what you're doing.

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Here is Google discussing how passkeys are easier and simpler to use than passwords: https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/making-authentication-faster-than-e

by 90-00-09 3y ago

stavros 3y ago
Oh huh, I stand corrected. I thought passwords were easy, but, thinking about it, I've had lots of trouble trying to figure out which password I've used for each site. I can definitely believe passkeys are easier, in light of that.
- 90-00-09 3y ago
  Personally I think that’s the best selling point of passkeys. Most non-tech people don’t use password managers and have to memorize passwords, reset frequently passwords they can’t remember, etc. Security is way harder to sell than convenience. Saying that, I am struggling to understand what is the expectation for ordinary user behavior in terms of hardware-tied credentials. Eg so many people upgrade their iPhone every 1-2 years. If passkeys are not transferred to the new phone, what is the industry suggesting people do?
  - stavros 3y ago
    Passkeys are Google-synced WebAuthn keys, so there's no such thing as hardware-tied passkeys. If you want to use hardware WebAuthn keys, you should know what you're doing.