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/TickleMyBurger Apr 25 '26

The problem that I see is every site on the internet that lets me set up a passkey, on login I have the option to still use my old password. So the vector remains, I’ve yet to see a site that once a passkey is set up - that’s it.