The first time I got asked by a site if I wanted to use a passkey I immediately googled what they were and... never really found the answer, not in the 5mins I devoted to being distracting from my task at hand anyway.
"magic fairy dust to login to apps." is the most accurate description I've seen.
Unlike a password or a TOTP token, I know how those work, I know its my responsibility to keep track of them. If my passkey is on my phone what happens if I lose my phone? Do I need a unique passkey per device? How do I rotate them? What if a device gets stolen?
I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking these are so poorly explained.
"magic fairy dust to login to apps." is the most accurate description I've seen.
Unlike a password or a TOTP token, I know how those work, I know its my responsibility to keep track of them. If my passkey is on my phone what happens if I lose my phone? Do I need a unique passkey per device? How do I rotate them? What if a device gets stolen?
I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking these are so poorly explained.