"But have you heard of or used a passkey? They essentially work the same way that most people do to unlock their phones with a numeric pin or facial recognition. And they've been well-established as incredibly secure and user-friendly. Tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft have all benefited from instituting passkeys and industry associations have pushed to make passkeys the standard."
"So why aren't more people using them? It's likely because many companies think of passkeys as just a security upgrade. But they're really a crucial user experience initiative - and it's time to treat them as such by using a combination of consumer education, phased implementation, and tech readiness assessments to make adoption smoother for users and more manageable for developers."
"No technology is a silver bullet in and of itself, but passkeys have proven to be a robust, easy-to-use option for authentication. But adoption isn't ubiquitous (at least not yet) for a few key reasons: Low user awareness and misconceptions. Not everyone knows what passkeys are, and those who do may have misconceptions about what's required to use them. Some people are hesitant to use passkeys because they think they require sharing biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition with apps. But this isn't true since biometric data never leaves the users' device."
Passkeys replace passwords with device-bound credentials unlocked by PINs or biometric methods, offering secure, user-friendly authentication similar to phone unlock. Major companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have adopted passkeys and industry groups promote them as a standard. Widespread adoption remains limited because many users are unaware or hold misconceptions, including beliefs that biometric data is shared with apps. AI deepfakes raise concerns about facial-recognition bypasses despite higher attack effort than password theft. Organizations should treat passkeys as user-experience initiatives, using consumer education, phased rollouts, and technology readiness assessments to enable smoother adoption. Passkeys are not a silver bullet but are a robust option that complements broader security practices.
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