What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?

Login method for apps and websites stored on users' devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breaches

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password - from now on, you should use a passkey.

The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available. They should be consumers' first choice of login across all digital services because passwords were not secure enough to stand up to modern cyber threats.