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Image Source : GOOGLE Representational Image Google is pushing for a safer and more convenient way to log in by introducing passkeys on Pixel smartphones. Passkeys offer better security against online threats like phishing, and users don't need to remember them. They easily integrate with device unlocking methods like face recognition or fingerprint scanning. …

Google has announced that it has begun prompting users to set up passkeys on their devices, months after the company added support for the secure login mechanism across its services. The switch to passkeys is part of a larger trend of moving away from passwords that tend to be insecure, to passkeys — a 'passwordless' but secure alternative that allows you to login to apps and services using biometric authentication on your smartphone and other devices. Passkeys are also resistant to phishing, which means they should keep…

Passwords may be a thing of the past as Google has finally started to roll out “passkey” support for account log-ins. Created by FIDO and the World Wide Web Consortium, the new standard aims to allow apps and websites to have a single, secure, and unified login across different devices, even platforms like Windows, macOS, and Chrome OS. Apple and Microsoft are the other tech giants advocating for a universal “passwordless” sign‑in option. Passwords are more susceptible to security breaches. The chances of being hacked…

They say no password is a good password. With Microsoft and Apple taking the step in the last few years, Google announced its plan to kill passwords…

Do you face difficulty in remembering your passwords? In order to keep online accounts and information safe, people keep passwords for almost everything. From starting your smartphone, to using apps and making payments- everything requires passwords. It is a pain, but a necessary one. But now, Google has ended the age of passwords. So, what now?This World Password Day, Google has come up with Passkeys to let people feel free from the burden of remembering passwords. Notably, passkeys are not something new, iPhone users…

For some time, the tech industry has been working on a simpler and safer alternative to passwords. While passwords will be with us for some time to come, they are often frustrating to remember and put you at risk if they end up in the wrong hands. Last year, alongside FIDO Alliance, Apple and Microsoft, Google announced that it would begin work to support passkeys on its platform as an easier and more secure alternative to passwords. And on World Password Day, the company has started rolling out support for passkeys…

Google has started rolling out passkeys - the password alternative to sign into Google accounts. Passkeys are considered a simpler and safer way to sign into apps and websites and relies on the…