Getting a Passkey Before You Open a Browser, or If You’re Going To Use Passkeys Now You Will Be Using them More Rapidly
Today’s announcement follows smaller passkey implementations by Google. Most passkey supported sites and services are rare, but in December last year the CHROME browser gained passkey support. That makes it difficult to go entirely password free just yet. 1Password has a page indicating which sites and services support passkeys, and hopefully the authentication tech will be more rapidly adopted now that companies like Google are more fully embracing a passwordless future.
If someone else’s device is used, you can get access to your account. Selecting the passkey from another device option creates a one-time sign-in and will not let the passkey move to the new hardware. If you are going to create a passkey on a shared device, make sure that you don’t allow anyone who can access and unlock that device to gain access to your account.
The FIDO Alliance has been promoting the use of passkeys for a year and the manufacturers of the biggest consumer operating systems have launched the infrastructure to support them. If you’ve never used a passKey in your life, you’re not alone.
“It’s very, very significant,” says Andrew Shikiar, executive director of the FIDO Alliance. It’s an important point. The company like Google Enabling this with a lot of people actually seeing passkey signins will be more likely to use them elsewhere. And it will also accelerate other companies’ deployment plans and help them deploy better, because we will learn from this as a body.”