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Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton (proton.me)

submitted 7 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Big Tech has implemented passkeys in a way that locks users into their platforms rather than providing universal security
Passkeys were developed to replace passwords for better account security, but their rollout by Apple and Google has limited their potential
Proton Pass offers passkeys that are universal, easy to use, and available to everyone for improved online security and privacy.

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[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Passkeys sound great. Where's the support for Firefox, Proton Pass? Bitwarden has it.

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[–] UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Any example of websites where I can try passkeys? I have both bitwarden and Proton pass to test out

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 8 points 7 months ago

Github, Bitwarden itself, Cloudflare, Microsoft

[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

Test site: https://webauthn.io/

Known sites: https://passkeys.directory/

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[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (13 children)

what are passkeys? like biometrics fngerprints or facisl recognition you mean?

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

told ya so, i got downvoted for being skeptical of this shit.

if google or similar is pushing it, is should NOT be trusted! lets NOT, please!

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

That is not the takeaway here.

The takeaway is Passkeys are great technology but as implemented by Google, Microsoft, and Apple fall short of what they could be.

This isn't some "owned by the billionaire class". It's an open standard that's why Bitwarden and Proton both have implementations. Big tech of course provided implementations that are not as portable as possible, that's all that's going on here.

There's really not some big conspiracy to kill kittens or whatever. Passkeys are far more secure (and for most people far more usable) than passwords.

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

You still deserve those downvotes. There’s nothing to not trust about passkeys.

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