Yes, the technology underlying passkeys is confusing. Here's a plain-English guide that can help you ditch passwords today.

Introduction Let’s be honest — passwords are a pain. They’re either too simple and easy to guess, or so complicated ...

Passkeys offer stronger protection than passwords—and they have the potential to eliminate passwords altogether if more ...

Your financial accounts should be the first to get a passkey upgrade before the new year. These logins move money, approve transfers and open the door to accounts you really don’t want someone else to ...

Passkeys may be the future, but they sure can be bewildering — especially in a business context. Here are straightforward answers to all your pressing passkey questions. Once upon a time, signing into ...

Passkeys are finally mature enough that you can sign in to most major services with your face, fingerprint, or device PIN ...

Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the need for authentication and secure access to websites is as ...

I’ve been arguing that passwords are horrible for the best part of a decade now, and was an enthusiastic early adopter of the far better approach of passkeys. Passkeys were supposed to achieve the ...

Not everyone agrees. But I’ve found that some dissent is rooted in a lack of understanding how passkeys work. I don’t blame the skeptics. Passkeys are simple to use, but their technical nuances can be ...

Passwords were never a good solution, and they were simply the solution that was easy to deploy. For decades, users have been expected to memorize dozens of unique strings, change them every so often ...

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