Google Prompts Users to Create Passkeys for Passwordless Logins

Google is prompting users to set up passkey login for their Google accounts, offering a fast, secure, and passwordless approach to logins using pin, face, or fingerprint authentication on devices. While passwords will still be part of the login process, Google aims to make passkeys the new standard. Passkeys can replace traditional passwords by utilizing device authentication methods such as Face ID, fingerprint sensors, or Windows Hello. Passkeys are stored on the device and can be backed up or reauthenticated through phone numbers, email addresses, or hardware security keys. Google has introduced passkey support across its products and many leading websites and apps also support passkeys.