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Apple’s new passkeys

YOU WILL LEARN

> What passkeys are, how they work and how to use them

“We’ve helped to create a nextgen credential that’s more secure and easier to use.”

Key fact

> According to Microsoft’s Vasu Jakkal, there are over 921 password attacks every second.

What a turnaround. It was only with macOS 13 (Monterey), iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 that Apple added a dedicated Passwords pane to the Mac’s System Preferences and the mobile device’s Settings… But with macOS Ventura, iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, the company is trying to make passwords redundant. Passkeys uses powerful cryptographic techniques and the biometrics built into your device to allow you to log

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