DL :)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoGoogle Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeysarstechnica.comDL :)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareericjmorey@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI thought passkeys would make password managers obsolete for any authentication where a passkey is used. Maybe I’m not understanding something.
minus-squarenoodlejetski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoBitwarden is going to support storing passkeys soon™, so I guess they wouldn’t.
minus-squareericjmorey@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThanks for that link. I’m going to read up on passkeys, because I clearly don’t grok the concept yet.
minus-squarenoodlejetski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoyeah, me neither. I’m yet to figure out whether it’s actually better better, or “we companies say it’s better” better, heh.
minus-squarechrisn@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agohttps://www.passkeys.io/ is a site that lets you try them. My phone is now the holder of a vital key, and my laptop will talk to my phone to see if I can login. No idea what happens if I change phones.
I thought passkeys would make password managers obsolete for any authentication where a passkey is used. Maybe I’m not understanding something.
Bitwarden is going to support storing passkeys soon™, so I guess they wouldn’t.
Thanks for that link. I’m going to read up on passkeys, because I clearly don’t grok the concept yet.
yeah, me neither. I’m yet to figure out whether it’s actually better better, or “we companies say it’s better” better, heh.
https://www.passkeys.io/ is a site that lets you try them. My phone is now the holder of a vital key, and my laptop will talk to my phone to see if I can login. No idea what happens if I change phones.