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Passkeys are now the default sign-in option for all personal Google accounts.
This should greatly increase user security, aspasskeys can’t be brute-forcedand are resistant to phishing or leaks.
The idea here is pretty simple.
When you tell Google that you want to use passkeys, it will generate apairof cryptographic keys.
But the other key is “public” and stays in Google’s hands.
Only the private key can unlock the public key.
Nobody knows your private keyyou don’t know your private key, and Google doesn’t either.
If Google is hit by a huge data breach, the hackers will only walk away with public keys.
And if a fraudster tells grandma to share her login details, she’ll have nothing to share.
Note that passkeys aren’t some proprietary Google-only thing.
The passkey standard was developed by theFIDO Alliance.
There are also several password managers, including1Password, that now support passkey functionality.
you might alsoshare passkeyswith friends or family.
Clearly, passkeys provide a more convenient sign-in process while also boosting user security.
But Google is one of the first companies to really push passkeys on its users.
At the time of writing, only75 apps and websitesoffer passkey sign-in.
It may take several years for passkeys to fully replace passwords.
We suggest that you enable passkeys on your Google account.
Even if you don’t care about increased user security, passkeys are the future.
Get familiar with passkeys before they’re required by every app and website.
