Passkey Key Management

Discussions focus on the security, convenience, backup strategies, and management challenges of passkeys and device-bound cryptographic keys.

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bombcar β€’ Aug 7, 2025 β€’ View on HN

The keys would definitely be secreted hehehe

rimliu β€’ Feb 28, 2018 β€’ View on HN

How do you manage/keep the keys?

emhart β€’ Jan 3, 2014 β€’ View on HN

So - don't let anyone see your key.

najhr999 β€’ Mar 25, 2014 β€’ View on HN

Couldn't a strange use this app to copy your key?

orblivion β€’ Nov 11, 2011 β€’ View on HN

Unless they keep the keys somewhere unrelated?

speedgoose β€’ Oct 30, 2022 β€’ View on HN

With a key? It’s not very convenient.

albi05 β€’ Sep 8, 2025 β€’ View on HN

"B-b-but passkeys are inconvenient"

Gaelan β€’ Dec 1, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Ah. The key's a bit confusing.

thfuran β€’ Mar 6, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Doesn't taking the key off the device sort of defeat the purpose?

java-man β€’ Aug 14, 2018 β€’ View on HN

none. please bring back the regular keys!