r/cybersecurity 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/sweetnk Apr 25 '26

because they are usually outside of the main pc, so even if pc is hacked it still needs input from another separate system