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The downfall of passkeys is that - as was inevitable - they are horrifyingly implemented webshit. For example, nearly every visit to my Amazon orders page I am

The downfall of passkeys is that - as was inevitable - they are horrifyingly implemented webshit. For example, nearly every visit to my Amazon orders page I am now greeted with a nearly full screen modal browser popup letting me know about passkeys and why I should switch to them RIGHT NOW. I politely declined - the first thousand times. I don't know if this is a site or browser issue and frankly I don't care anymore. It's spam at this point and I want nothing to do with it. My hesitancy was rooted in concerns about potential issues pretty much what you just described so glad to know I was right. Seems like passkeys use a very simple model where you are using a single device with a single browser or are somehow syncing across devices with some cloud service - and from your description it sounds like that doesn't even work. No thanks - I'll stick with passwords. Did everyone forget about hardware tokens which are device and OS-independent and rely on no external infrastructre?

littlecranky67 1y ago
Don't forget that a per-device passkey is the wet dream of any $MEGACORP wanting to track your habbits. Which is another reason why it is a no-go for me.
nasso_dev 1y ago
> Seems like passkeys use a very simple model where you are using a single device with a single browser or are somehow syncing across devices with some cloud service - and from your description it sounds like that doesn't even work. Unlike passwords, you can have multiple passkeys per account. You can have 5 passkeys for your amazon account if you use your amazon account on 5 different devices. If you lose device 4, or if it gets stolen, you can just delete passkey 4. The other ones are safe. Or, you can use a syncing service like a password manager. Both solutions work!
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
  How many years did it take for Amazon to allow multiple yubi keys? If giant tech company with infinite money cannot handle it, why should I have more faith in the dozens of services I use to do better this time?

littlecranky67 1y ago

Don't forget that a per-device passkey is the wet dream of any $MEGACORP wanting to track your habbits. Which is another reason why it is a no-go for me.

nasso_dev 1y ago

> Seems like passkeys use a very simple model where you are using a single device with a single browser or are somehow syncing across devices with some cloud service - and from your description it sounds like that doesn't even work. Unlike passwords, you can have multiple passkeys per account. You can have 5 passkeys for your amazon account if you use your amazon account on 5 different devices. If you lose device 4, or if it gets stolen, you can just delete passkey 4. The other ones are safe. Or, you can use a syncing service like a password manager. Both solutions work!

0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
How many years did it take for Amazon to allow multiple yubi keys? If giant tech company with infinite money cannot handle it, why should I have more faith in the dozens of services I use to do better this time?