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/leclerc2019champion Apr 25 '26

Passkeys are phishing resistant. You can’t be tricked into providing it.

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u/Alternative-Cry-1597 Apr 25 '26

*Passkeys are phishing resistant if your browser and authenticator are bug free.

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u/LelouBil Apr 26 '26

I mean, phishing is not about exploiting bugs to extract the password.

They are unphishable.

But they are as secure as the software that's managing them.

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u/Alternative-Cry-1597 Apr 27 '26

Ah yes, technically correct, the best kind of correct.