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Originally Posted by Bill14564
I believe you mean a passkey (there's a difference).
Passkeys currently have some shortcomings in that they don't work across all devices or accounts and they are difficult to use without your specific device (though 2FA has the same limitation). Passkeys are a good idea but until they are a bit more universal I will stick with a password manager.
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I guess I misspoke, it is passkey. I'm not an IT guru. Nevertheless, security experts are recommending using passkeys to counter the Astaroth Phishing Kit which is designed to bypass traditional 2FA in gmail, etc. as reported in Infosecurity Magazine and cybersecsentinel as well as other news outlets. The Astaroth kit is available on the dark web for $2K. Passkeys work on my PC and iPhone and I choose to use them. Of course the first line of defense is don't click on unknown links, but studies have shown user negligence is prevalent.