Google Announces PassKey Support To Both Android And OS

October 17, 2022 By Prelo Con

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Google recently announced that passkey support is coming to both the Android operating system and the Google Chrome web browser. Passkeys, which are meant to be more secure, are simply a replacement for passwords. You log into your numerous digital accounts, like Google, Twitter, Dropbox, and others, using them instead of traditional passwords. You do not receive a real key. To confirm you are who you say you are for the sake of logging in, some sort of unlocking mechanism—typically facial recognition or fingerprint recognition, or just a PIN code—is utilized. Google Announces PassKey Support To Both Android And OS

Google Announces PassKey Support To Both Android And OS

But switching over does not simply involve hitting a button. Because passkey support must also be included into apps and websites, Google posted the announcement on its Android Developers Blog. How Does It Work? A passkey, in the words of Google, "identifies a specific user account on some online service." A cryptographic private key is at the core of it, and it is saved on the hardware you use. Your identity is then verified by comparing this to a public key held by the digital services you are logging into. You'll need to unlock your phone or computer to confirm that it's really you. On a phone, this typically entails entering a PIN code or allowing your face or fingerprint to be scanned. On computers, you can still use a password to confirm your identity, but the industry is constantly shifting toward biometric authentication. Google Announces PassKey Support To Both Android And OS

You don't actually see the passkey itself or need to know what it is—you just have to be you. Your face or fingerprint replaces that long list of passwords on a Post-it note that you might have, so it's much simpler and more convenient. These passkeys use public-key cryptography, so if they're involved in a data breach, they're useless to bad actors without your face or your fingerprint. This isn't just a Google initiative. Organizations such as the FIDO Alliance and the W3C Web Authentication group are busy working toward a passwordless future as well, so you'll be able to use these systems across any device, whether made by Google, Apple, Microsoft, or any other hardware maker.

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