Device-bound Passkeys Exclusive Review

Yes, losing the device becomes a bigger deal. (Backup codes or a second hardware key solve that.) And yes, it’s slightly less convenient than cloud sync.

You’ve probably heard of passkeys: the shiny new "password killer" from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Most are synced passkeys—they float across your devices via the cloud. Convenient? Yes. But they share a subtle weakness: a sophisticated attacker who compromises your iCloud or Google account could potentially clone those keys from afar. device-bound passkeys

Imagine a world where "hacking your password" is impossible—not because your password is a 20-character monster of symbols you can’t remember, but because the key to your account literally never exists on a server to steal. Yes, losing the device becomes a bigger deal