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Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more (world.hey.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

For me, I'd prefer that everyone just adds biometric authentication techniques. A couple websites do this already and it's great. Many devices have biometrics built in already and if this was widespread I'd certainly have no problem buying a fingerprint reader for my desktop computer.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

That's literally a passkey.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Question - what do you do when the site is hacked and your biometrics are compromised? Issue new ones?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You don't have interchangeable fingerprints? Keep up with the times /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The password still works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You do realize that your biometric authentication techniques don't actually send your biometrics (e.g. fingerprint/face) to the website you're using and that you are actually just registering your device and storing a private key? Your biometrics are used to authenticate with your local device and unlock a locally-stored private key.

That private key is essentially what passkeys are doing, storing a private key either in a password manager or locally on device backed by some security hardware (e.g. TPM, secure enclave, hardware-backed keystore).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Sure I knew that. I just didn't know if that was a "passkey" or some other private key mechanism.