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Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Ninjazzon@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use passkeys. You’re telling me it’s just a thing... that lives on my phone? What if I lose my phone? What if you steal my phone?

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[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I already use KeePass, but as far as I know it doesn't do passkeys, only passwords?

[–] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I haven't seen anything about the original KeePass supporting them but KeePassXC is working on it:

https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870

[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I have been super hesitant to look into KeePassXC, should I give it a chance?

Of course, unless I can also access these features on my phone it doesn't really matter…

[–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago

I recently switched to KeePassXC and it looks nicer and is easier to use. The also include some addon functionality into the app so you don't need to trust that. The only downside is that it doesn't automatically fills the browser text fields, you have to click on a green icon in the text field - but that is more secure. They also have an android app.

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