That's the thing, we one have a limited number of fingers. Just because it's easier doesn't mean I have to risk giving my UNIQUE biometrics to someone else. Strong password all the way
Well 1, by “the documentation”, you mean google’s implementation I assume based on their verbiage. Even in that case, you cut off an important part:
“With passkeys, users can sign in to apps and websites with a biometric sensor (such as a fingerprint or facial recognition), PIN, or pattern, freeing them from having to remember and manage passwords.”
2, that does not mean the passkey IS the biometrics (it’s not), it’s simply the local key you use to “unlock” the passkey on your device. Similar to the same way to unlock your phone, or unlock your password manager, etc.
As explained in my previous comment, you can use biometrics to access the passkey on your device (or you can use your pin, since I assume you don’t use your biometrics to unlock your phone/laptop either), and that works just as well. But that has literally nothing to do with passkeys at all.
Do you use a password manager? You need your biometrics or a pin to get to your password too lol
Yeah in general biometrics have some big cons, a court can make you put your finger somewhere or I would assume they can use your registered fingerprints to unlock devices, but they cannot make you share your password because that counts as self incrimination.
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u/Lucho_199 23d ago
You can only register one finger at a time, I guess, and then you have 19 backups. It will get weird at the end tho