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Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing... that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Currently Bitwarden's passkey support is limited to the browser extensions not the apps but from my experience it works relatively well. When logging into a site you just select the passkey from the extension popup and it logs you in.

Example passkey registration:

  • Click create a passkey button in the accounts settings page
  • Bitwarden extension pops up with a list of matching accounts
  • Select the account in your password manager that you want to associate the passkey with
  • Click Save passkey button
  • The account now has a new passkey associated with it that's stored in your Bitwarden vault

Example login:

  • Click sign in with passkey button on the login page
  • Bitwarden extension pops up with a list of matching accounts from your vault
  • Select the account you want to sign in with
  • Click Confirm button
  • You're signed in