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1. kenrick95 · 1789734684 · focus · HN ↗

   Passkeys have a marketing problem where no one is able to describe simply what it is without having to use technical jargon. There's also the problem where each OS tries too hard in pushing this to the face of end-user

   1. mikepurvis · 1789739058 · focus · HN ↗

      Surely it's a pretty easy pitch to average Joe: Using a passkey takes the place of typing in a code they sent by text or email.

      That's a pain point in everyone's day that should make the benefit easy to understand.

      1. alt227 · 1789740712 · focus · HN ↗

         ok cool so when somebody logs into a site on their phone and sets up a passkey, then goes to their laptop and tried to log into the same account, how do you easily explain how to deal with this situation?

         1. kps · 1789744243 · focus · HN ↗

            You don't. A laptop might still be a general-purpose computer under the owner's control, and we discourage those.
         2. stetrain · 1789744460 · focus · HN ↗

            What I have seen is that the site gives you a QR code to scan with your phone. People are already used to needing their phone to sign in via an Authenticator app or SMS code.

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