Out of the blue, I received a text from my father asking me“What’s the difference between a password and a passkey?” 

Somewhere, in his daily online journey, he was prompted by a website or application — a “relying party” in authentication lingo — to create a passkey. But the benefit wasn’t clear to him. Nor did there seem to be any urgency. He figured I’d know what passkeys are and what to do the next time he gets a nudge to set one up. I told him, “Let’s talk before you do anything.”


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