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ronen
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2 years ago

Passkey

Hi. From day one I always use Username and Password to login a secure website. Now a New option (for me) appears : "Passkey". can someone please explain in a very simple words what is it and...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

Hello ronen! 👋

Thanks for the question! A passkey allows you to login to an online account without having to enter a password. Passkeys are stored in 1Password and protected using the same encryption and security that protects your existing passwords. Most importantly, since a passkey's private key never leaves 1Password, passkeys are more secure than passwords and better able to protect you from phishing attacks.

XIII already linked to one of our blog articles (thank you!) but I'll also link to our support article on how to save and sign in with passkeys using 1Password in the browser: Save and sign in with passkeys in your browser

Let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂

-Dave