Google's Passkeys to Replace Passwords

2023-05-12

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  • There is good news for people who hate passwords.
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  • Google has added a different way to log in to its services.
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  • This new feature employs the use of "passkeys."
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  • Passkeys represent a safer alternative to passwords and texted confirmation codes.
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  • Users will not ever see the passkeys directly.
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  • Instead, an online service like Gmail will use them to communicate directly with a trusted device such as your phone or computer to log you in.
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  • All a person has to do is confirm their identity on the device.
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  • This confirmation, also known as verification, can take several forms.
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  • It could be a PIN unlock code, a fingerprint or face scan, or a physical security dongle.
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  • Google designed its passkeys to work with different kinds of devices.
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  • You can use them on iPhones, Mac and Windows computers as well as Google's own Android phones.
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  • Thanks to smart hackers and human weakness, passwords are just too easy to steal or defeat.
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  • And making them more complex just opens the door to users defeating themselves.
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  • In short, passwords put security and ease of use directly at odds.
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  • In addition to getting around these problems, passkeys have one additional strength over passwords.
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  • Passkeys are specific to websites, so hackers cannot steal a passkey from one website and then use it to steal from a person's bank account.
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  • The first step to using passkeys is to enable them for your Google account.
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  • On any trusted phone or computer, open the browser and sign in to your Google account.
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  • Then visit the page g.co/passkeys and select the choice to "start using passkeys."
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  • The passkey feature is now activated for that account.
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  • If you are on an Apple device, you will first be asked to set up the Keychain app if you are not already using it.
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  • It securely stores passwords and now passkeys as well.
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  • The next step is to create the actual passkeys that will connect your trusted device.
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  • If you are using an Android phone that is already logged into your Google account, you are most of the way there.
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  • Android phones are ready to use passkeys, though you still have to enable the function first.
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  • On the same Google account page noted above, look for the "Create a passkey" button.
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  • Pressing it will open a window and let you create a passkey either on your current device or on another device.
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  • There is no wrong choice; the system will simply notify you if that passkey already exists.
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  • If you are on a PC that cannot create a passkey, it will open a QR code that you can scan with the cameras on iPhones and Android devices.
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  • You may have to move the phone closer until the message "Set up passkey" appears.
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  • Tap that and you are on your way.
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  • From that point on, signing into Google will only require you to enter your email address.
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  • If you have gotten passkeys set up correctly, you will simply get a message on your phone or other device asking you for your fingerprint, your face or a PIN.
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  • Of course, your password is still there.
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  • But if passkeys take off, the odds are good you will not be needing it very much.
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  • You may even choose to delete it from your account someday.
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  • I'm John Russell.