Google's Revolutionary Passkey Technology: Goodbye Passwords, Hello Biometrics

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From Thursday, Passkey technology will be introduced to Google accounts by Google to replace passwords.

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Using passkey technology, authentication can be done with a fingerprint ID,facial ID, or pin on the phone or device used for authentication.

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Apple and Microsoft have already started using the technology in their devices.

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One can create a passkey for each device, or the opera rating system or app used to manage the pass keys can be shared between devices by the users.

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A cryptographic private key is stored on the device, and a corresponding public key is uploaded to Google.

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In order to generate a signature when a user signs in, a unique challenge is solved by the device using the private key.

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Using the public key, access to the account is allowed by verifying the signature.

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Google can see only the signature generated and the public key.

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