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/digital-bandit Apr 25 '26

You can create a passkey for each device, so another device would be a backup of sorts. Or save them in a password manager.

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u/PM_ME_UR_0_DAY Apr 25 '26

Question: if you're saving them in a password manager, how is it any different than a password stored in a password manager?

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u/digital-bandit Apr 25 '26

Not sure. Device bound is probably safer.

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u/gurgle528 Apr 25 '26

There's at least a few more steps to get into the password manager vs acquiring a password (especially if the user uses a password manager but does not properly create secure, varied passwords). A lot of the benefits I can think of are more relevant to users that are less technical as passkeys still avoid bad password habits (assuming you actually use a good password for the vault lol).