Passkeys are built on the FIDO2 standard (CTAP2 + WebAuthn standards). They remove the shared secret, stop phishing at the source, and make credential-stuffing useless.
But adoption is still low, and interoperability between Apple, Google, and Microsoft isn’t seamless.
I broke down how passkeys work, their strengths, and what’s still missing
Need is a strong word.
2FA is a pretty good idea for some applications and needless hassle for others. I don’t need most of my accounts to have 2FA; I use a password manager with strong unique passwords, and for many accounts, having to make a new one would be an inconvenience rather than a tragedy.
Service providers might be motivated to force it on me if stolen accounts could cost them money, but most of them don’t need to; it’s just the most expedient move for them.