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Passkeys: A shattered dream

Firstyear's blog

Both Chrome and Safari will try to force you into using either hybrid (caBLE) where you scan a QR code with your phone to authenticate - you have to click through menus to use a security key. The more egregious offender is Android, which won't even activate your security key if the website sends the set of options that are needed for Passkeys. To reiterate - my partner, who is extremely intelligent, an avid computer gamer and veterinary surgeon has sworn off Passkeys because the user experience is so shit.

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