Your Google account no longer needs a password for sign in
by Jess Weatherbed from The Verge - All Posts on (#6BD9R)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google's next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys - a new cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device - are coming to Google accounts on all major platforms. Starting today, Google users can switch to passkeys and ditch their passwords and two-step verification codes entirely when signing in.
Passkeys are a safer, more convenient alternative to passwords being pushed by Google, Apple, Microsoft, and other tech companies aligned with the FIDO Alliance. They can replace traditional passwords and other sign-in systems like 2FA or SMS verification with a local PIN or a device's own biometric authentication - such as a fingerprint or Face ID. This biometric data isn't shared with...