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Passkeys, passwords, and the sign-in shift you’ll notice next
Passkeys remove the shared secret that makes passwords vulnerable, but recovery and device syncing still deserve careful attention.
A password is a secret you know and send to a service. A passkey is a cryptographic credential: your device keeps the private half, while the service stores only the public half. The pieces prove a match without revealing a reusable secret.
Why passkeys resist phishing
A passkey is created for a specific website or app. A look-alike page on a different domain cannot simply collect it the way it can collect a typed password.
Before you switch
- Confirm how your passkeys sync across devices.
- Keep recovery details current.
- Add more than one trusted device where the service allows it.
- Do not remove a working recovery method until the new sign-in has been tested.
