How to Use passkey in a Sentence

passkey

noun
  • The new Titan keys are available now and can store more than 250 unique passkeys.
    WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Google hopes to end that with the introduction of passkeys.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • In this scenario, the smartphone acts as a secure passkey store.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • To Steinbeck, Collins was a friend and a passkey to the migrant experience.
    Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In the demonstration, a user goes to log in with their passkey and is presented with a QR code to scan.
    Max Eddy, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
  • That creates the passkey and authenticates the link between the app in question and the device in your hand.
    WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Google’s not the only company pushing for a move to passkeys.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, if passkeys are stored on your device, what happens if it gets broken or lost?
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2023
  • But the list of players that allow passkeys is steadily growing.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Yet due to attrition and circumstance, Brady had no choice but to give them the passkey to the circle of trust on Sunday.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • As a result, a passkey isn’t something that can (easily) be typed.
    WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The Chrome passkey screen looks just like the normal password manager, but without the text boxes.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Google this week rolled out passkeys to users of its Advanced Protection Program.
    Andrew Couts, WIRED, 13 July 2024
  • Four rooms at the board of elections require both a Republican and a Democrat to use their passkey to enter.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Saved passkeys can be managed by going to Accounts and then Passkeys in Windows’ settings.
    Jon Porter, The Verge, 28 June 2023
  • The passkey argument is that passwords are old and insecure.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The smartphone will contain a FIDO credential called a passkey.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 May 2022
  • The other problem is that not many third-party websites accept passkeys.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 20 June 2023
  • Passwords can be hard to remember, so Google has rolled out a simpler and safer solution for its users – passkeys.
    USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Google Google is taking a big step toward making passkeys the default login option for its users.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Safari can also now share passwords and passkeys to groups using iCloud Keychain.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 5 June 2023
  • Passwords and passkeys will soon be easier to share with important people in your file.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Google Workspace administrators will soon have the option of enabling passkeys for users.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 May 2023
  • Once the feature is available, TikTok users can enable a passkey for their account by going to the app’s settings and selecting the new passkey menu item.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2023
  • So far, there are no known ways passkeys can be defeated in credential phishing attacks.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The passkey section of myaccount.google.com showing a passkey had automatically been added to a Pixel 7.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
  • If you are offered a passkey option from a website or your phone, which is beyond a password and can be fingerprint or facial ID options, take them.
    USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Microsoft, Apple and Google have since been working to make passkeys a reality.
    Jennifer Korn, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Tests using passkeys stored on the Security Key C on other platforms went smoothly.
    PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • Although no technology can ever be 100% secure, using a passkey instead of a username and password combo is a massive step towards a more secure process.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

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