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Beyond the Password: How Passkeys Work Under the Hood
Passwords are broken. They get leaked in database breaches, reused across platforms, and phished through clever domain spoofs. While Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) helps, standard SMS or OTP codes still leave major security gaps.
Enter Passkeys : a modern authentication standard built on top of WebAuthn and FIDO2 specifications designed to eliminate shared secrets entirely.
Here is a dive into the underlying cryptography, architectural flow, and why passkeys are inherently phishing-pro...
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