Moving passkeys between password managers is about to get a lot easier
Passkeys are a more secure and phishing resistant alternative to passwords, and are widely expected to replace passwords altogether in the near future. Enhancing security, choice,
Passkeys: The successor to passwords is about to get much simpler
Passkeys, the user-friendly, passwordless login procedure touted as the successor to the passwords we still manually type in today, is getting a long-awaited feature. Anyone who has set up a passkey on one device can now easily move it (in encrypted form) between different devices,
Password manager makers want to let you securely transfer passkeys
Passkeys are great — it’s nice to be able to log in to apps and websites without entering a password. But there hasn't been a standard protocol for transferring your passkeys across password managers. The new specifications, the Credential Exchange Protocol (CXP) and Credential Exchange Format (CXF), are designed to fill that gap.
Passkeys Will Soon Become Easier to Transfer Between Password Managers
The new standard will work with devices from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung (among others) and password manager providers such as 1Password and Bitwarden.
Passkeys take yet another big step towards killing off passwords
One of the drawbacks to passkeys is that currently there's no way to import or export them between devices. The FIDO Alliance wants to change that.
You'll soon be able to safely and easily move your passkeys between password managers
By now, most people know passkeys offer a better way to protect their online credentials than passwords. Nearly every tech company of note, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, supports the protocol.
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FIDO Alliance Proposes New Passkey Exchange Standard
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Microsoft just made passkeys even easier to use in Windows 11
Now, Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 will also support third-party passkeys for even greater overall security.