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@chisel@piefed.social

2026-11-14 03:05 UTC

Third-party password managers handle passkeys well and sync across all devices. Though they are technically less secure than a hardware-based implementation with a secure enclave, practically it doesn’t matter and the spec actually recommends syncable passkeys in most cases. The passkey protocol differentiates between portable and device-bound passkeys, with decice-bound only recommended for the highest level of security and not for personal use. On mobile, password managers like Bitwarden to Keepass2Android are able to act as your OS-level passkey provider. On desktop, most password managers rely on browser extensions, but Keepass can plug into the OS-provider with the right plugin. The problem with passkeys rn is that every services uses the in addition to passwords, but they’re supposed to be a complete replacement for them. Adding a second, albeit more secure, login method doesn’t improve security. It slightly reduces it by increasing the attack surface. I’d love to see more places allowing you to use a passkey in lieu of a password. That, and to your point, the user experience is heavily reliant on the password manager, which 99% of people don’t put any thought into and vendors have put in no effort to make things easy to use or understand.

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