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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Rachael Davies

What are passkeys? Google announces the end of passwords

From October 10, Google is pushing passkeys over passwords, making it easier for customer to log into their accounts using pin, face, or fingerprint authentication.

Passkeys are 40 per cent faster than passwords but even more secure due to their reliance on a certain type of cryptography, Google account users will be prompted to create a passkey for their account by default.

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