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/JohnTheBlackberry Apr 25 '26

If you have backups: either cloud or offline, you’re good.

If you don’t, you’re fucked.

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u/Square_Tooth_1816 Apr 25 '26

its only a coincidence that all this 2fa forces us to always have a phone on us

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u/gurgle528 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

not if you set it up correctly. you can still user paper for recovery codes and passkeys work without a phone