If you’ve been following tech news for a while, you might have heard that passkeys have just been rolled out as a way for you to secure your Google account. Passkeys are described as a more secure alternative to passwords, but how do they work and how can you use them to keep your accounts safe and sound? That’s what this guide is here to help you with.
Passwords can be notoriously insecure because people are tempted to go with something easy to guess – like password123 – or to reuse passwords on multiple websites, meaning if one account is compromised, a whole lot more could be down the line. Passkeys, on the other hand, use your unique biometric data (like your fingerprint or portrait) to secure your logins, making them far harder to bypass.
