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The "not a fan of passkeys" link toward the bottom is a great read [1]. It mentions: As far as Apple is concerned, I would be satisfied if passkeys could be sa
by rkagerer 2y ago
The "not a fan of passkeys" link toward the bottom is a great read [1].
It mentions: As far as Apple is concerned, I would be satisfied if passkeys could be saved in a local, non-iCloud keychain, as normal keychain items with support for export and import. Ideally, the export format would be cross-platform, and I don't see why it couldn't be cross-platform, given that passkeys are just public-private key pairs tied to a domain. In that case, I would be happy to eliminate web passwords, since I already use randomly-generated, keychain-managed web passwords that can't be memorized (by me). Unless and until Apple provides such a solution, though, I remain extremely skeptical of passkeys and feel inclined to fight back against the notion of replacing and eliminating passwords.
[1]: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/5/1.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/5/1.html
Would it be possible/viable for a third party to release such a piece of software? Does one already exist?
- anon7000 2y agoAlternative password vaults (like 1Password) do support cross-platform passkeys. On iOS it works just like a native passkey prompt once you disable iCloud Keychain. And it works great in browser extensions on desktop