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Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton (proton.me)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Big Tech has implemented passkeys in a way that locks users into their platforms rather than providing universal security
  • Passkeys were developed to replace passwords for better account security, but their rollout by Apple and Google has limited their potential
  • Proton Pass offers passkeys that are universal, easy to use, and available to everyone for improved online security and privacy.
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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Having a key shared across sites wouldn’t be great. If it was great it would be an article talking about “passkey” not “passkeys” because you would just have one. Like some sort of Skeleton Passkey that unlocks all your shit when compromised.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's impossible. Passkeys were designed specifically to be impossible to share across different websites.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well, that’s basically my point. It’s not a good idea.

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you ; I misunderstood that one passkey could be like a fingerprint sort of