How Passkeys Work: The Complete Guide To Your Inevitable Passwordless Future
ZDNET, Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Why are passkeys so much safer than passwords? And how exactly does this sorcery work? We go behind the scenes of this still-evolving authentication process.
I've been writing a lot about passkeys recently -- and with good reason. This year, some of the world's largest technology companies are doubling down on efforts to convince their billions of global users to start using passkeys instead of passwords when signing into websites, apps, and other services.