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I don't like passkeys

853 points · 819 comments · ethanhawksley

  1. kenrick95 · · 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. ryan-duve · · focus · HN ↗
      > Passkeys are passwords your second device makes/types for you, without you ever seeing it.

      My bigger problem with passkeys is how there's no universal way to register more than one device (in case the first one is lost).

      1. jmbwell · · focus · HN ↗
        This burden is on the site using passkeys. There should be some equivalent of “My Account > Security > Passkeys > Add Passkey.” There often isn’t, which is an incomplete implementation. And yes it’s frustrating.
        1. account42 · · focus · HN ↗
          Sites didn't need to do anything special for this use case with passwords so it is a passkey problem.
        2. alienbaby · · focus · HN ↗
          It doesn't matter whose problem it is, it shouldn't be there.
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