Goodbye, Passwords. Welcome, Passkeys. — Transcript
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- 0:00Passwords as we know them are dying, but
- 0:01they were never that secure to begin
- 0:03with. Today, the best way to keep your
- 0:05online life secure isn't complex
- 0:06passwords and it isn't two-factor
- 0:08authentication. It's [music] passkeys.
- 0:10Most passwords can be easily guessed by
- 0:11machines or they're too hard to
- 0:13remember. Password managers can help,
- 0:16but they can be confusing and they're
- 0:17not impervious to fishing. Passkeys, on
- 0:19the other hand, are essentially a
- 0:20digital key that can log you in without
- 0:22needing to remember a complex password.
- 0:24Passkeys are bound to specific websites.
- 0:26[music]
- 0:26When you start to log in, your device
- 0:28finds your passkey and you authenticate
- 0:30using your fingerprint, [music] Face ID,
- 0:32or PIN. Passkeys can't be forgotten,
- 0:34they're resistant to fishing, and
- 0:36resistant to data breaches. We are in
- 0:38the early days of passkeys, so it can be
- 0:40hard to find sites that use them. While
- 0:42passkeys sync between some devices, it's
- 0:44not universal and it can be tricky to
- 0:46find where your passkey is stored. But
- 0:48even with those annoying quirks, we
- 0:49recommend making a passkey wherever you
- 0:51can. It will make your online life
- 0:53safer.
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