Detailed Explanation of How Passkeys Work and Their Future
Background introduction: Tencent’s CNB platform only supports WeChat login, with no conventional email account method, leading to several guys in the group complaining about it daily – it’s getting annoying. The Tencent product manager came up with a compromise solution: support Passkey login.
Every day, we are repeating a dangerous action: entering passwords. Despite our complex rules (uppercase, special symbols, numbers), data breaches, phishing attacks, and the frustration of “forgotten password” issues continue to trouble everyone.
Tech giants (Apple, Google, Microsoft) along with the FIDO Alliance have provided the ultimate solution: Passkey (Passcode Key). It’s not just a “replacement” for passwords; it completely “eliminates” them.
The login process has shifted from verifying passwords to verifying the current device’s trustworthiness.