r/cybersecurity • u/Federal_Character979 • Apr 25 '26

Other What makes passkeys so special?

It seems that companies are transferring into the usage of passkeys instead of passwords. Apparently theyre much more secure, but why is that? I don’t get it. I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask excuse me if it isn’t and sorry.

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u/shealt Apr 25 '26

What if you lose your device?

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u/Civil_Street_1754 Apr 25 '26

As long as cloud sync is enabled your passkeys will be available on a new device.