Yes, the technology underlying passkeys is confusing. Here's a plain-English guide that can help you ditch passwords today.

The most recent security innovation by Microsoft allows you to generate passkeys on Windows 11, which do not use passwords at all. This technology is a revolutionary authentication tool that involves ...

Passwords have always been a necessary evil — and generally, a royal pain in the rear — for most people who use IT, especially those with multiple protected accounts. The promised nirvana of a ...

Over the last few decades, compromised usernames and passwords have typically been at the root of some of the most sensational, damaging, and costly data breaches. An incessant drumbeat of advice ...

Keeping your computer secure is more important than ever. Cyberattacks target computers, accounts and sensitive data daily. Traditional passwords have long been the cornerstone of security, but they ...

Passkeys are finally mature enough that you can sign in to most major services with your face, fingerprint, or device PIN ...

Passwords are no longer cool. Today, it's passkeys you want to protect your online activities. Passkeys are more secure and ...

Thankfully, passkeys are growing in popularity and have a real chance to replace them completely, eliminating the need for traditional email and password combinations, and making your online accounts ...

LONDON — If you're tired of memorizing passwords, then give passkeys a try. You might have noticed that many online services are now offering the option of using ...

Sure. So now if I want to convert my bank account to passkeys, I need to enroll / create separate passkeys for my main linux desktop, my android phone, any of the 3 or 4 windows HTPCs and laptops I ...

I’ve been arguing that passwords are horrible for the best part of a decade now, and was an enthusiastic early adopter of the far better approach of passkeys. Passkeys were supposed to achieve the ...