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Passkeys, multiple devices and having no biometric reader
Hi,
This is perhaps a stupid question... but I have read your blogs about passkeys and still can't really understand how this scenario works.
Let's say I register on an app on my iPhone. I selec...
Thank you Grey, I think that answers my questions!
So basically, the biometric part is not tied to the passkey at all, really. It's just used to unlock the password manager (1P, iCloud, etc) where your passkey is stored, but the actual passkey itself is just a regular public/secret key, similar to for instance SSH?
That makes the concept much easier to understand, haha. I was always wondering how the biometric was tied to the passkey but now I know :)
It will be interesting to see what happens when "everything" is unlocked with passkeys. E.g. if unlocking 1P is done via passkey, that passkey could for instance be stored on my iCloud keychain (which would require me to scan the QR code with my phone if I'm logging into 1P on my PC). But what if the entire Apple ID is logged in via passkey, where would that be stored?
Problem for another day I guess! Thanks for the reply, Grey! :)
