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Android Central
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Jerry Hildenbrand

The problem with Passkeys

Google Passkey on a Windows 11 PC

Google and other companies have been working with the FIDO Alliance to change how online security works using a concept they are calling the Passkey. It's a great idea with a few flaws that mean it's not really something Google should be pushing out to everyone.

Passkeys work using two critical elements: Special hardware already inside most of the best Android phones and cryptography software that meets all the specifications to make it what's called a FIDO credential.

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