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Passkey implementation and usage
Hello, I wasn't sure where to post this; so, please move this thread to an appropriate place if needed.
After the recent update, I am now experimenting with the passkey function of 1Password. I've...
Excellent thread. I am also exploring transitioning from passwords, and some 2FA where warranted, to Passkeys.
Read and viewed numerous articles/ videos on Passkeys. It all makes sense and looks very similar to a Public Key Infrastructure system implemented way back in 2006 at my employer. It all makes sense and seems real simple until you run into the great world we all, or most of us, live in.
Our home environment is a Windows desktop, a Windows Laptop, a Pixel 7 and 1Password. My wife also uses the two Windows devices and has her own Pixel 6. I keep the SW as up to date as possible. This creates all sorts of anxiety when she is confronted with "transparent SW changes". The later is a great source of concern as she struggled with 2FA for banking/Credit Card accounts.
So what is missing is a simple, if possible, tutorial/article on setting up Passkeys for one app that is accessed from Windows (2 devices), and a cellphone. A few pointers on the need for Biometric authentication, and what happens if this is not available on one or more devices.
If I understand everything I've read, a separate Passkey (device registration) will be required for each device and will be linked to the account. I believe this is required to login to an account with passkeys from each device without requiring a separate device to "authenticate". Pardon me for not having the terminology correct as I'm sure some of what I've written is not using the correct terminology.
BTW: Seems to me each Vendor playing in the Passkey space (Google, Microsoft, and 1Password) include some product sales/marketing in their user help/tutorials and this does help confuse it for us great unwashed.
BTW2: Given my "tech support" role in our house, it strikes me one of the impediments to Passkey implementation is the level of technical information that is being provided/needed to use Passkeys. Suspect this is required due to the implementation/adoption phase of Passkeys.
Thanks for opening this thread, it captures my issues perfectly.
