Passkeys are a FIDO-based authentication approach that works with cryptographic key pairs instead of passwords. Because users never share a password, phishing and password-reuse risk drops; but a good migration plan is still needed.
Registration and recovery must be considered together
What happens when an employee moves to a new phone or loses a device? Should a passkey stay on one device, or sync through a trusted provider? In critical organisations this decision belongs together with the assurance level and the recovery process.
A good migration experience
- Offering password and passkey together for a while.
- Explaining to users what they set up and where they can manage it.
- Not making the backup login method open to phishing.
- Taking corporate device and role policies into account.
- Supporting permission revocation and device loss.
Security and convenience can meet at the same goal
Designed well, passkeys shorten login time while offering a stronger path against credential theft. But a failed recovery flow can push users back to a weaker method.
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