You No Longer Need A Password To Sign In To Your Google Account
The Verge, Wednesday, May 3,2023
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 Google (or any other third party), and passkeys only exist on your devices, which provides greater security and protection since there's no password that could be stolen in a phishing attack.